NGC 5329
| Galaxy NGC 5329 |
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| NGC 5329 with LEDA 214169 SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 52 m 10.1 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 19 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 472-001 |
| Redshift | 0.023713 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 7109 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(316 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (96.9 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 30, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5329 • UGC 8771 • PGC 49248 • CGCG 045-121 NED01 • MCG + 01-35-044 • 2MASX J13521008 + 0219305 • GC 3677 • H III 549 • h 1686 • NSA 143977 • USGC U574 NED01 | |
NGC 5329 is a 12.4 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 316 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 120,000 ly. Together with LEDA 214169 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair .
The galaxies NGC 5331 , NGC 5335 , IC 943 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2009ep was observed here.
The object was discovered on April 30, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "eF, vS, stellar, confirmed at 240 power".