NGC 5338
| Galaxy NGC 5338 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 53 m 26.5 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 12 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 97 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 362 |
| Redshift | 0.002722 +/- 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | (816 +/- 9) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(35 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (10.8 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lawrence Parsons |
| Discovery date | May 3, 1877 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5338 • UGC 8800 • PGC 49353 • CGCG 045-132 • MCG + 01-35-48 • IRAS F13509 + 0527 • LDCE 1015 NED002 | |
NGC 5338 is a 12.8 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type SB0 in the constellation Virgo . It is estimated to be 35 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Lawrence Parsons on May 3, 1877 .
Web links
- NGC 5338. SIMBAD, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- NGC 5338. DSO Browser, accessed February 14, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5338. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 14, 2016 .