NGC 5890
Galaxy NGC 5890 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Libra |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 17 m 51.2 s |
declination | -17 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rl) 0 ^ 0 / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
Position angle | 85 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.007078 ± 0.000117 |
Radial velocity | (2122 ± 35) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.6 ± 2.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Ormond Stone |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5890 • PGC 54602 • MCG -03-39-04 • IRAS 15150-1724 • SGC 151501-1724.5 • |
NGC 5890 is a 12.8 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy with pronounced emission lines of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Libra .
It was discovered by Ormond Stone in 1886 .
Web links
- NGC 5890. SIMBAD, accessed May 11, 2016 .
- NGC 5890. DSO Browser, accessed May 11, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5890. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 11, 2016 .