NGC 5973
Galaxy NGC 5973 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Libra |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 40 m 15.5 s |
declination | -08 ° 36 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0-a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 140 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.012185 ± 0.000050 |
Radial velocity | (3653 ± 15) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(163 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (50.1 ± 3.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | May 26, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5973 • PGC 55757 • IRAS 15375-0826 • GC 5785 • |
NGC 5973 is a 14.4 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy with pronounced emission lines of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Libra . It is an estimated 163 million light years away from the Milky Way .
It was discovered by Albert Marth on May 26, 1864 .
Web links
- NGC 5973. SIMBAD, accessed May 18, 2016 .
- NGC 5973. DSO Browser, accessed May 18, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5973. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 18, 2016 (English).