NGC 5605
| Galaxy NGC 5605 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Libra |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 25 m 07.6 s |
| declination | -13 ° 09 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB (rs) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.011321 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 3394 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(149 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (45.7 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | May 11, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5605 • PGC 51492 • MCG -02-37-003 • IRAS 14223-1256 • 2MASX J14250757-1309467 • GC 3873 • H III 120 • h 1798 • 3569 • NVSS J142507-130946 | |
NGC 5605 is a 12.3 likes bright barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBc in the constellation Libra on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 149 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on May 11, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "eF, pL, iR, little brighter towards the following side". On May 8, 1831, John Herschel noted while observing with an 18-inch reflector telescope: "F, pL, R, gvlbM, 1.5 ′".