NGC 5206

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Galaxy
NGC 5206
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NGC 5206 [1]
NGC 5206
AladinLite
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 33 m 43.98 s
declination -48 ° 09 ′ 04.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB? (R?) 0 ^ -?  
Brightness  (visual) 10.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.6 mag
Angular expansion 3.8 ′ × 3.3 ′
Position angle 37 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation M83 group
NGC 5128 group
LGG 344  
Redshift 0.001905 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 571 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(18 ± 1)  x  10 6  ly
(5.57 ± 0.42)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date July 2, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  5206 • PGC  47762 • ESO  220-G018 • 2MASX  J13334398-4809044 • SGC  133041-4753.7 • GC  3580 • h  3518 • 2MASS J13334396-4809040 • LDCE 993 NED004 • WISEA J133343.97-480903.8

NGC 5206 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 18 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. Together with seven other galaxies, it forms the NGC 5128 group ( LGG 344 ).

The object was discovered by John Herschel on July 2, 1834 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e f NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c SEDS: NGC 5206
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman