NGC 5246
| Galaxy NGC 5246 |
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![NGC 5246 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5246_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5246 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 37 m 29.366 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 06 ′ 16.00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (s) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 63 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023124 ± 0.000098 |
| Radial velocity | 6932 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(308 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (94.4 ± 6.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | April 30, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5246 • UGC 8612 • PGC 48128 • CGCG 045-050 • MCG + 01-35-017 • IRAS 13349 + 0421 • 2MASX J13372941 + 0406164 • GC 5748 • GALEX ASC J133729.43 + 040616.4 • LDCE 997 NED007 • NVSS J133729 + 040625 | |
NGC 5246 is a 13.9 likes bright barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SBb in the constellation of the Virgin on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 308 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5213 , NGC 5245 , NGC 5252 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2004bk was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on April 30, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 5246. SIMBAD , accessed July 25, 2015 .
- NGC 5246. DSO Browser, accessed July 25, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5246. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed July 25, 2015 .