Astronomy:NGC 5422

Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major

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SDSS image of NGC 5422
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	14h 00m 42.063s
Declination	+55° 09′ 52.12″
Redshift	0.006084
Helio radial velocity	1818 ± 46 km/s
Distance	101 Mly (30.9 Mpc)
Group or cluster	NGC 5485 group
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.80
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.81
Characteristics
Type	S0-a
Other designations
UGC 8935, MCG+09-23-024, PGC 49874

NGC 5422 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel.

At a distance of about 100 million light-years (30 megaparsecs), NGC 5422 is located within the sparse NGC 5485 group, which is dominated by lenticular galaxies. It has only a single, thick, disk component. Like other galaxies in the group, it has no recent star formation, as its stellar disk is relatively old (about 10 billion years old). Its disk appears similar to the face-on galaxy NGC 6340, but appears edge-on.