NGC 5302
| Galaxy NGC 5302 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 48 m 49.7 s |
| declination | -30 ° 30 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rl) a: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 153 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 359 |
| Redshift | 0.011962 +/- 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | (3586 +/- 15) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(155 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (47.4 ± 3.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5302 • PGC 49007 • ESO 445-G043 • MCG -05-33-018 • SGC 134558-3015.8 • GC 3657 • h 3539 • LDCE 0996 NED062 | |
NGC 5302 is a 12.2 mag barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Centaur and an estimated 155 million light years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on March 30, 1835 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, which noted "F, R, gbM, 30 arcseconds".
NGC 5302 group ( LGG 359 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 5302 | PGC 49007 | 155 |
| NGC 5304 | PGC 49090 | 160 |
| IC 4325 | PGC 48908 | 166 |
| PGC 48894 | MCG -05-33-005 | 187 |
| PGC 49095 | 520 (?) |
Web links
- NGC 5302. SIMBAD, accessed February 14, 2016 . }