NGC 5397
| Galaxy NGC 5397 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 01 m 10.4 s |
| declination | -33 ° 56 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 369 |
| Redshift | 0.013880 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 4161 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(180 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (55.3 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5397 • PGC 49908 • ESO 384-G031 • MCG -06-31-13 • IRAS 13582-3342 • 2MASX J14011044-3356451 • SGC 135814-3342.2 • GC 3733 • h 3551 • LDCE 1024 NED018 | |
NGC 5397 is a 12.9 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type I / SB0 in the constellation Centaurus and 180 million light-years from the Milky Way center.
It was discovered on June 8, 1837 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who noted "vF, S, R, gbM, 15 arcseconds".