NGC 5951
| Galaxy NGC 5951 |
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![NGC 5951 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5951_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5951 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 33 m 43.06 s |
| declination | + 15 ° 00 ′ 26.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBc: sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.6 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5962 group LGG 400 |
| Redshift | 0.005937 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | (1780 ± 1) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(83 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.3 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 19, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5951 • UGC 9895 • PGC 55435 • CGCG 107-003 • MCG + 03-40-003 • IRAS 15313 + 1510 • 2MASX J15334307 + 1500262 • GC 4110 • H II 654 • HIPASS J1533 + 15 • LDCE 1131 NED001 • HOLM 713A • KTG 62A | |
NGC 5951 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Snake north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 83 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 5953 and NGC 5954 it forms the galaxy trio KTG 62 and together they are members of the NGC 5962 group ( LGG 400 ).
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 19, 1787 .