NGC 5176
| Galaxy NGC 5176 |
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![NGC 5176 with LEDA 1399011 (ol) NGC 5177 (om) & 2MASX J13292822 + 1146255 (ul) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5176_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5176 with LEDA 1399011 (ol) NGC 5177 (om) & 2MASX J13292822 + 1146255 (ul) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 29 m 24.9 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 46 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 447 |
| Redshift | 0.023680 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 7099 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(316 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (97.0 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ernst Hartwig |
| Discovery date | June 29, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5176 • PGC 47338 • CGCG 072-090 • MCG + 02-34-021 • IRAS F13269 + 1202 • 2MASX J13292494 + 1146535 • LDCE 978 NED005 • NSA 070697 • HOLM 521A | |
NGC 5176 is a 14.4 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 316 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 5177 it forms the galaxy pair Holm 521 and together with NGC 5171 , NGC 5178 and NGC 5179 a small group of galaxies .
The object was discovered on June 29, 1883 by Ernst Hartwig with an 18-inch refractor .
Web links
- NGC 5176. SIMBAD , accessed July 6, 2019 .
- NGC 5176. DSO Browser, accessed July 6, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5176. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 6, 2015 .