NGC 5364
| Galaxy NGC 5364 |
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| NGC 5364 (Mount Lemmon SkyCenter) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 56 m 12.0 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 00 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) bc pec HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 6.8 ′ × 4.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 362 |
| Redshift | 0.004140 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | (1241 ± 4) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(54 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.7 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 113,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1786 April 7, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5364 • 5317 • UGC 8853 • PGC 49555 • CGCG 046-009 • MCG + 01-36-003 • IRAS 13536 + 0515 • 2MASX J13561200 + 0500520 • GC 3667, 3704, 3703 • H II 534 • h 1678, 1705 • LDCE 1015 NED005 | |
NGC 5364 = NGC 5317 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc / P and is located in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is around 54 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a maximum diameter of around 113,000 light years . With NGC 5363 , the object has a companion galaxy whose gravitational forces are responsible for the extensive star-forming regions in the spiral arms .
The galaxy was discovered on February 2, 1786 by William Herschel (listed as NGC 5364). "Rediscovered" on April 7, 1828 by John Herschel (listed as NGC 5317).
Detailed image of the center of NGC 5364, taken using the Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 5364 group ( LGG 362 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 5364 | PGC 49555 | 54 |
| NGC 5300 | PGC 48959 | 51 |
| NGC 5338 | PGC 49353 | 35 |
| NGC 5348 | PGC 49411 | 64 |
| NGC 5356 | PGC 49468 | 60 |
| NGC 5360 | PGC 49513 | 51 |
| NGC 5363 | PGC 49547 | 50 |
Web links
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1]
- NGC 5317. SIMBAD , accessed February 14, 2016 .
- NGC 5317. DSO Browser, accessed February 14, 2016 .