NGC 5333
| Galaxy NGC 5333 |
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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 54 m 24.2 s |
| declination | -48 ° 30 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 52 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 356 |
| Redshift | 0.009180 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 2752 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(116 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (35.6 ± 2.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | July 2, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5333 • PGC 49424 • ESO 221-G017 • SGC 135115-4816.0 • GC 3679 • h 3544 • LDCE 0916 NED177 | |
NGC 5333 is a 10.9 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type SB0 in the constellation Centaur , about 116 million light years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on July 2nd, 1834 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, who noted "vF, vS, R, 6 arcseconds, has a star 8th mag, 3 ′ following in parallel".