Astronomy:NGC 5626

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NGC 5626
NGC 5626 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension 14h 29m 49.1156s[1]
Declination−29° 44′ 54.545″[1]
Redshift0.022983[1]
Helio radial velocity6890 ± 12 km/s[1]
Distance342.5 ± 24.0 Mly (105.02 ± 7.36 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)0+[1]
Size~205,300 ly (62.94 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2′ × 1.0′[1]
Other designations
ESO 447- G 008, MCG-05-34-015, PGC 51794[1]

NGC 5626 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,120 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 105.0 ± 7.4 Mpc (~342 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 30 March 1835.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5626: SN 2023kyb (Type Ia, mag. 17.679) was discovered by ATLAS on 17 June 2023.[3]

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