NGC 5846
Galaxy NGC 5846 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 06 m 29.3 s |
declination | + 01 ° 36 ′ 20 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0-1; LINER / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 10.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 4 ′ × 3.7 ′ |
Position angle | 42 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 393 |
Redshift | 0.005711 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | (1712 ± 5) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(77 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (23.6 ± 1.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | February 24, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5846 • UGC 9706 • PGC 53932 • CGCG 020-061 • MCG + 00-38-025 • 2MASX J15062925 + 0136202 • GC 4045 • H I 128 • h 1901 • LDCE 1076 NED040 |
NGC 5846 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and approximately 77 million light years from the Milky Way.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on February 24, 1786 .
NGC 5846 group ( LGG 393 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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NGC 5846 | PGC 53932 | 77 |
NGC 5813 | PGC 53643 | 88 |
NGC 5831 | PGC 53932 | 74 |
NGC 5854 | PGC 54013 | 75 |
NGC 5864 | PGC 54111 | 85 |
NGC 5869 | PGC 54119 | 94 |
PGC 54134 | UGC 9746 | 78 |
PGC 54171 | UGC 9751 | 71 |
PGC 54262 | UGC 9760 | 91 |