NGC 5807
| Galaxy NGC 5807 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 55 m 48.7 s |
| declination | + 63 ° 54 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.028346 |
| Radial velocity | 8498 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(386 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (118.5 ± 8.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1866 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5807 • PGC 53373 • CGCG 318-009 • MCG + 11-18-16 • 2MASX J14554868 + 6354122 • Mrk 832 • GC 5775 • | |
NGC 5807 is a 14.2 mag bright compact galaxy of the Hubble type C in the constellation Dragon in the northern sky and is an estimated 386 million light years from the Milky Way .
It was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on September 14, 1866 .
Web links
- NGC 5807. SIMBAD, accessed April 26, 2016 .
- NGC 5807. DSO Browser, accessed April 26, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5807. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed April 26, 2016 .