NGC 5931
| Galaxy NGC 5931 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 29 m 29.6 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 34 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 48 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.043730 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | (13,110 ± 33) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(588 ± 41) · 10 6 ly (180.2 ± 12.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | April 19, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5931 • PGC 55233 • CGCG 049-180 • MCG + 01-39-23 • 2MASX J15292960 + 0734239 • | |
NGC 5931 is a 14.0 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Snake .
It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on April 19, 1887 .
NGC 5931 is not identical to IC 1122 due to the position and description .
Web links
- NGC 5931. SIMBAD, accessed May 16, 2016 .
- NGC 5931. DSO Browser, accessed May 16, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5931. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 16, 2016 .