NGC 5530
Galaxy NGC 5530 |
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Image of the galaxy NGC 5530 based on images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | wolf |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 14 h 18 m 27.1 s |
declination | -43 ° 23 ′ 19 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rs) c |
Brightness (visual) | 11.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 4.2 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
Position angle | 127 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.003979 ± 0.000007 |
Radial velocity | 1193 ± 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(47 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.5 ± 1.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | April 7, 1837 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5530 • PGC 51106 • ESO 272-003 • MCG -07-29-13 • IRAS 14152-4309 • SGC 141518-4309.5 • GC 3823 • h 3563 • HIPASS J1418-43 |
NGC 5530 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Wolf from Hubble type Sc. . It is an estimated 47 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 7, 1837 by John Herschel .