NGC 5725
| Galaxy NGC 5725 |
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![NGC 5725 with LEDA 1218154 & LEDA 1218219 (ru) [1] SDSS recording](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5725_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5725 with LEDA 1218154 & LEDA 1218219 (ru) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 40 m 58.317 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 11 ′ 11.59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) d: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5746 group LGG 386 |
| Redshift | 0.005427 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | (1627 ± 6) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(72 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.2 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | April 27, 1862 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5725 • UGC 9466 • PGC 52456 • CGCG 019-080 • MCG + 00-37-025 • IRAS 14384 + 0224 • 2MASX J14405838 + 0211125 • GC 3976 • GALEX MSC J144058.32 + 021110.1 • HIPASS J1440 + 02 | |
NGC 5725 is a 13.7 mag bright bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBcd in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 72 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter. Together with another 30 galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 5746 group ( LGG 386 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5690 , NGC 5738 , NGC 5740 , NGC 5746 .
The object was discovered on April 27, 1862 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
Web links
- NGC 5725. SIMBAD , accessed April 17, 2019 .
- NGC 5725. DSO Browser, accessed April 17, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5725. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on April 17, 2016 (English).