NGC 5252
| Galaxy NGC 5252 |
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| High-resolution false color image of the Seyfert spiral galaxy NGC 5252 with ionized gases highlighted. Created using the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 38 m 15.9 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 32 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / Sy1.9 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 10 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022975 +/- 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 6888 +/- 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(306 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (93.8 ± 6.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5252 • UGC 8622 • PGC 48189 • CGCG 045-056 • MCG + 01-35-22 • 2MASX J13381586 + 0432330 • VV 100 • GC 3619 • H III 505 • h 1653 • LDCE 0997 NED008 | |
NGC 5252 is a Lenticular Hubble-type S0 galaxy in the constellation Virgo that is cataloged as a Seyfert 2 galaxy . It is estimated to be 306 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on February 2, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.