NGC 5261
Galaxy NGC 5261 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 40 m 16.1 s |
declination | + 05 ° 04 ′ 35 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 141 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022819 +/- 0.000117 |
Radial velocity | 6841 +/- 35 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(304 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (93.2 ± 6.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | April 17, 1830 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5261 • PGC 48360 • CGCG 045-067 • GC 3626 • h 1657 • LDCE 0997 NED010 |
NGC 5261 is a 14.2 likes bright galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation Virgo and about 304 million light-years from the Milky Way center.
It was discovered by John Herschel on April 17, 1830 .
Web links
- NGC 5261. SIMBAD, accessed February 8, 2016 .
- NGC 5261. DSO Browser, accessed February 8, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5261. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed February 8, 2016 .