NGC 5136
| Galaxy NGC 5136 / IC 888 |
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![NGC 5136 [1] SDSS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5136_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5136 SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 24 m 51.405 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 44 ′ 16.26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.70 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5129 group |
| Redshift | 0.022189 ± 0.00010 |
| Radial velocity | 6652 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(296 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.9 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5136 • IC 888 • PGC 46905 • CGCG 072-070 • MCG + 02-34-015 • IRAS 13223 + 1359 • 2MASX J13245137 + 1344162 • GC 3529 • H III 84 • h 1598 • GALEX ASC J132451.46 + 134416.4 • USGC U534 NED01 • NVSS J132451 + 134415 | |
NGC 5136 = IC 888 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 296 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5115 , NGC 5129 , NGC 5132 , NGC 5137 .
The object was discovered on April 12, 1784 by William Herschel ( listed as NGC ) and on May 3, 1889 by Lewis Swift (listed as IC ).