NGC 5796
| Galaxy NGC 5796 |
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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 59 m 24.1 s |
| declination | -16 ° 37 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 390 |
| Redshift | 0.009549 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | (2863 ± 7) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(126 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.6 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | May 23, 1884 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5796 • PGC 53549 • MCG -03-38-039 • 2MASX J14592411-1637265 • LDCE 1087 NED005 | |
NGC 5796 is a 11.6 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Libra on the ecliptic and about 126 million light-years from the Milky Way center.
It was discovered on May 23, 1884 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .
NGC 5796 group ( LGG 390 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 5796 | PGC 53549 | 126 |
| PGC 53303 | MCG -03-38-025 | 132 |
| PGC 53697 | 136 |
Web links
- NGC 5796. SIMBAD, accessed April 23, 2016 .
- NGC 5796. DSO Browser, accessed April 23, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5796. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 23, 2016 (English).