Astronomy:NGC 5838
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
| NGC 5838 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5838 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 15h 5m 26.2s[1] |
| Declination | +2° 5′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift | 1359 ± 10 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0−[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.2′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9692,[1] PGC 53862[1] | |
NGC 5838 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[2] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5838. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5800 - 5849". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58.htm#5838.
- ↑ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/viriii.html.
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