NGC 5177
| Galaxy NGC 5177 |
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![NGC 5177 with LEDA 1399011 (lo), 2MASX J13292822 + 1146255 (lu) & 5176 (u) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5177_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5177 with LEDA 1399011 (lo), 2MASX J13292822 + 1146255 (lu) & 5176 (u) 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 24.2 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 47 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 447 |
| Redshift | 0.021570 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 6467 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(288 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (88.3 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ernst Hartwig |
| Discovery date | June 29, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5177 • PGC 47337 • CGCG 072-091 • MCG + 02-34-019 • 2MASX J13292426 + 1147495 • GALEX ASC J132924.30 + 114749.4 • USGC U537 NED08 • HOLM 521B | |
NGC 5177 is a 14.6 likes bright galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 288 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across. Together with NGC 5176 it forms the galaxy pair Holm 521 and together with NGC 5171 , NGC 5178 and NGC 5179 a small group of galaxies .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2010cr was observed here.
The object was discovered on June 29, 1883 by Ernst Hartwig with an 18-inch refractor .
Web links
- NGC 5177. SIMBAD , accessed July 6, 2015 .
- NGC 5177. DSO Browser, accessed July 6, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5177. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on July 6, 2015 .