NGC 5131
| Galaxy NGC 5131 |
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![NGC 5131 [1] SDSS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5131_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5131 SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 23 m 56.940 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 59 ′ 16.99 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sat |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 81 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022142 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 6638 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(298 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (91.4 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5131 • UGC 8422 • PGC 46819 • CGCG 161-043 • MCG + 05-32-014 • 2MASX J13235697 + 3059168 • GC 5736 • GALEXASC J132357.06 + 305917.2 • LDCE 983 NED004 • WISEA J132356.94 + 305917.0 | |
NGC 5131 is a 13.5 mag bright spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sa with an active galaxy core in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 298 million light years from the Milky Way and about 185,000 light years across.
The galaxies IC 4238 , IC 4239 , IC 4240 , IC 4242 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 24, 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
Web links
- NGC 5131. SIMBAD , accessed June 29, 2015 .
- NGC 5131. DSO Browser, accessed June 29, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5131. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed June 29, 2015 .