NGC 5245
Galaxy NGC 5245 |
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NGC 5245 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 37 m 23.234 s |
declination | + 03 ° 53 ′ 50.73 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022844 ± 0.000191 |
Radial velocity | 6848 ± 57 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(304 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (93.3 ± 6.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | April 30, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5245 • PGC 48110 • CGCG 045-048 • 2MASX J13372326 + 0353504 • GC 5747 • LDCE 997 NED006 • WISEA J133723.23 + 035350.8 |
NGC 5245 is a 14.2 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic. It is an estimated 304 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5213 , NGC 5231 , NGC 5246 , NGC 5252 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on April 30, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 5245. SIMBAD , accessed July 25, 2015 .
- NGC 5245. DSO Browser, accessed July 25, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5245. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 25, 2015 .