NGC 5761
| Galaxy NGC 5761 |
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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 49 m 08.5 s |
| declination | -20 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^ pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 102 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013920 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | (4173 ± 18) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(184 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (56.3 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5761 • PGC 52916 • ESO 580-39 • MCG -03-38-18 • SGC 144618-2010.2 • LDCE 1081 NED003 | |
NGC 5761 is a 12.4 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Libra and about 184 million light-years from the Milky Way center.
It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 5761. SIMBAD, accessed April 19, 2016 .
- NGC 5761. DSO Browser, accessed April 19, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5761. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 19, 2016 .