NGC 5807
Galaxy NGC 5807 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Dragon |
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 |
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 .