NGC 5321
| Galaxy NGC 5321 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 50 m 43.7 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 37 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0-a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 86 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015477 +/- 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 4640 +/- 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(210 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.4 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 29, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5321 • PGC 49148 • CGCG 190-065 • MCG + 06-30-101 • GC 3670 • h 1680 • LDCE 1003 NED007 | |
NGC 5321 is a 14.4 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type SB0-a in the constellation Hounds . It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on April 29, 1827 .
Web links
- NGC 5321. SIMBAD, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- NGC 5321. DSO Browser, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5321. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 14, 2016 .