NGC 5743
| Galaxy NGC 5743 |
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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 45 m 11.0 s |
| declination | -20 ° 54 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013736 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | (4118 ± 6) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(181 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (55.5 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | June 3, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5743 • PGC 52680 • ESO 580-17 • MCG -03-38-04 • IRAS 14423-2042 • SGC 144220-2042.2 • LDCE 1081 NED002 | |
NGC 5743 is a 13.0 likes bright spiral galaxy with pronounced emission lines from the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Libra and about 181 million light-years from the Milky Way center.
It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on June 3, 1885 .
Web links
- NGC 5743. SIMBAD, accessed April 17, 2016 .
- NGC 5743. DSO Browser, accessed April 17, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5743. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 17, 2016 .