NGC 5806
| Galaxy NGC 5806 |
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| Image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 00 m 00.4 s |
| declination | + 01 ° 53 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.2 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 392 |
| Redshift | 0.004533 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (1359 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(61 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.7 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 24, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5806 • UGC 9645 • PGC 53578 • CGCG 020-041 • MCG + 00-38-014 • IRAS 14574 + 0205 • 2MASX J15000043 + 0153285 • GC 4021 • H II 539 • h 1894 • HIPASS J1500 + 01 • LDCE 1076 NED034 | |
NGC 5806 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 61 million light years from the Milky Way and has an active nucleus .
The object was discovered on February 24, 1786 by William Herschel .
NGC 5806 group ( LGG 392 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 5806 | PGC 53578 | 61 |
| NGC 5811 | PGC 53597 | 69 |
| NGC 5838 | PGC 53862 | 60 |
| NGC 5839 | PGC 53865 | 55 |
| NGC 5845 | PGC 53901 | 66 |
| PGC 53683 | UGC 9661 | 56 |
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day August 27, 2012
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database