NGC 5169
| Galaxy NGC 5169 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 28 m 10.0 s |
| declination | + 46 ° 40 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 103 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 352 |
| Redshift | 0.008126 +/- 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | (2436 +/- 7) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(113 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (34.5 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 26, 1830 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5169 • UGC 8465 • PGC 47231 • CGCG 246-002 • MCG + 08-25-004 • GC 3556 • h 1611 • | |
NGC 5169 is a 13.6 mag bar -spiral-shaped Low Surface Brightness Galaxy of the Hubble-type SBbc in the constellation of the Hounds , which is about 113 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
It was discovered by John Herschel on April 26, 1830 .
Web links
- NGC 5169. SIMBAD, accessed July 1, 2015 .
- NGC 5169. DSO Browser, accessed July 1, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5169. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 1, 2015 .