NGC 5178
| Galaxy NGC 5178 |
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![NGC 5178 with 2MASX J13293420 + 1138105 (lo), LEDA 1396776 (o) & NGC 5176 (?) (Ro) [1] SDSS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5178_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5178 with 2MASX J13293420 + 1138105 (lo), LEDA 1396776 (o) & NGC 5176 (?) (Ro) SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 29 m 29.3 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 37 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S (r) 0 / a / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020684 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 6201 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.7 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | May 11, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5178 • UGC 8478 • PGC 47358 • CGCG 072-093 • MCG + 02-34-022 • 2MASX J13292930 + 1137295 • GALEX ASC J132929.24 + 113729.1 • HOLM 522A • LDCE 978 NED007 | |
NGC 5178 is a 14.0 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 276 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter.
Together with 2MASX J13293420 + 1138105 it forms the galaxy pair Holm 522 . Together with NGC 5171 , NGC 5176 , NGC 5177 and NGC 5179 , it forms a small group of galaxies .
The object was discovered on May 11, 1883 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel with a 10.5-inch refractor .
Web links
- NGC 5178. SIMBAD , accessed July 6, 2019 .
- NGC 5178. DSO Browser, accessed July 6, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5178. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 6, 2015 .