NGC 5880
Galaxy NGC 5880 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Libra |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 15 m 01.1 s |
declination | -14 ° 34 ′ 45 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E1 / S0- |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 135 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.024934 ± 0.000060 |
Radial velocity | (7475 ± 18) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(333 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (102.0 ± 7.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
Discovery date | June 6, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5880 • PGC 54427 • MCG -02-39-012 • 2MASX J15150115-1434437 • LDCE 1108 NED008 |
NGC 5880 is a 14.3 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Libra on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 333 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter. In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5878 , NGC 5883 , NGC 5892 .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on June 6, 1885 .
Web links
- NGC 5880. SIMBAD , accessed May 9, 2016 .
- NGC 5880. DSO Browser, accessed May 9, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5880. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 9, 2016 .