NGC 5802
| Galaxy NGC 5802 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Libra |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 00 m 30.0 s |
| declination | -13 ° 55 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0o: pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025141 ± 0.000170 |
| Radial velocity | (7537 ± 51) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(335 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (102.7 ± 7.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 130,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | June 10, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5802 • PGC 53601 • 2MASX J15002998-1355075 • | |
NGC 5802 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Libra on the ecliptic . It is around 350 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 130,000 light years . Together with NGC 5801 and NGC 5803, it forms an interactive trio.
The object was discovered on June 10, 1885 by Francis Leavenworth .