NGC 5726
| Galaxy NGC 5726 |
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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 42 m 56.0 s |
| declination | -18 ° 26 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- pec sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 133 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.011428 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | (3426 ± 20) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(150 ± 10) x 10 6 ly (46.1 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ormond Stone |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5726 • PGC 52563 • ESO 580-12 • MCG -03-37-006 • SGC 144008-1813.9 • | |
NGC 5726 is a 12.9 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Libra .
It was discovered by Ormond Stone in 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 5726. SIMBAD, accessed April 17, 2016 .
- NGC 5726. DSO Browser, accessed April 17, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5726. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 17, 2016 .