NGC 5855
| Galaxy NGC 5855 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 07 m 49.0 s |
| declination | + 03 ° 59 ′ 03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.035388 ± 0.000200 |
| Radial velocity | (10609 ± 60) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(475 ± 33) · 10 6 ly (145.6 ± 10.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5855 • PGC 54014 • CGCG 049-010 • | |
NGC 5855 is a 14.2 mag bright compact galaxy of the Hubble type C in the constellation Virgo .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on March 30, 1887 .
Web links
- NGC 5855. SIMBAD, accessed May 2, 2016 .
- NGC 5855. DSO Browser, accessed May 2, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5855. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 2, 2016 (English).