NGC 5304
| Galaxy NGC 5304 |
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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 50 m 01.5 s |
| declination | -13 ° 34 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 146 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 359 |
| Redshift | 0.012402 +/- 0.000014 |
| Radial velocity | (3718 +/- 4) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(160 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.2 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | April 10, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5304 • PGC 49090 • ESO 445-52 • MCG -05-33-022 • SGC 134710-3019.8 • LDCE 0996 NED070 | |
NGC 5304 is a 12.6 mag bright, elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Centaur . It is an estimated 160 million light years from the Milky Way .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on April 10, 1885 .
Web links
- NGC 5304. SIMBAD, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- NGC 5304. DSO Browser, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5304. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 14, 2016 .