NGC 5867
Galaxy NGC 5867 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Dragon |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 06 m 24.3 s |
declination | + 55 ° 43 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | C. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.2 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.041637 ± 0.000175 |
Radial velocity | (12,482 ± 52) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(564 ± 39) · 10 6 Lj (173.0 ± 12.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Bindon Stoney |
Discovery date | April 25, 1851 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5867 • PGC 2512461 • GC 4059 • |
NGC 5867 is a 15.5 mag bright compact galaxy of the Hubble type C in the constellation Dragon .
It was discovered on April 25, 1851 by Bindon Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons .
Web links
- NGC 5867. SIMBAD, accessed May 6, 2016 .
- NGC 5867. DSO Browser, accessed May 6, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5867. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 6, 2016 (English).