NGC 5135
Galaxy NGC 5135 |
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High-resolution image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5135, created with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Water snake |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 25 m 44.0 s |
declination | -29 ° 50 ′ 01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (l) from / Sy2 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.6 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
Position angle | 29 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 5135 group LGG 351 |
Redshift | 0.013693 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 4105 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.4 ± 3.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | May 8, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5135 • PGC 46974 • ESO 444-032 • MCG -05-32-013 • IRAS 13229-2934 • 2MASX J13254405-2950012 • SGC 132257-2934.4 • GALEX MSC J132543.98-294959.9 • LDCE 0996 NED011 |
NGC 5135 is a bar-spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 5124 , NGC 5126 , NGC 5150 , IC 4248 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on May 8, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel using an 18.7 inch reflector telescope.
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