Astronomy:NGC 5784

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NGC 5784
NGC 5784 imaged by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension 14h 54m 16.4726s[1]
Declination+42° 33′ 28.356″[1]
Redshift0.017912[1]
Helio radial velocity5370 ± 16 km/s[1]
Distance264.2 ± 18.5 Mly (81.01 ± 5.68 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size~149,400 ly (45.82 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 1.8′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 14524+4245, UGC 9592, MCG+07-31-006, PGC 53265[1]

NGC 5784 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5493 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 81.01 ± 5.68 Mpc (~264 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787.[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5784:

NGC 5739 Group

According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5784 is part of the seven member NGC 5739 group (also known as [M98j] 234). The other six galaxies are: NGC 5598, NGC 5603, NGC 5696, NGC 5739, NGC 5787, and NGC 5860.[5]

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