NGC 5812
Galaxy NGC 5812 |
|
---|---|
![]() |
|
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Libra |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
Right ascension | 15 h 00 m 55.7 s |
declination | -07 ° 27 ′ 26 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0 |
Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 2 ′ |
Position angle | 130 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | (6571 ± 7) · 10 −6 |
Radial velocity | (1970 ± 2) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.7 ± 1.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 5, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5812 • UGCA 398 • PGC 53630 • MCG -01-38-16 • 2MASX J15005570-0727263 • GC 4024 • H I 71 • h 3587 • |
NGC 5812 is an elliptical galaxy of type E0 and lies in the constellation Libra . It is around 87 million light years from the Milky Way .
The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on March 5, 1785 .