NGC 5890
| Galaxy NGC 5890 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Libra |
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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 |
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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 .