NGC 5867
| Galaxy NGC 5867 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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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 |
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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).