NGC 5803
| Galaxy NGC 5803 |
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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 34.5 s |
| declination | -13 ° 53 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025404 ± 0.000113 |
| Radial velocity | (7616 ± 34) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(339 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (103.8 ± 7.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | June 10, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5803 • PGC 53609 • 2MASX J15003451-1353395 • | |
NGC 5803 is a 14.8 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Libra at the ecliptic and is an estimated 339 million light years away from the Milky Way .
It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on May 2, 1785 .
Web links
- NGC 5803. SIMBAD, accessed April 24, 2016 .
- NGC 5803. DSO Browser, accessed April 24, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5803. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 24, 2016 .