NGC 5663
| Galaxy NGC 5663 |
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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 33 m 56.3 s |
| declination | -16 ° 34 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 15.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022532 +/- 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 6755 +/- 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(299 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (91.7 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | May 31, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5663 • PGC 52049 • MCG -03-37-03 • | |
NGC 5663 is a 14.3 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Libra . It is around 299 million light years from the Milky Way .
It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on May 31, 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 5663. SIMBAD, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- NGC 5663. DSO Browser, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5663. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 29, 2016 (English).