NGC 5384
NGC 5384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on May 8, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth.[4] It is located about 250 million light-years (79.21 megaparsecs) away.[3]
| NGC 5384 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5384 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 58m 12.850s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 31′ 04.80″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01699[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5050 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 258.3 ± 18.2 Mly (79.21 ± 5.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.617′ × 0.419′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8886, MCG +01-36-008, PGC 49707[2] | |
References
- Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
- "NGC 5384". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- "Results for object NGC 5384 (NGC 5384)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
External links
Media related to NGC 5384 at Wikimedia Commons
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