Astronomy:NGC 5890

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Libra
NGC 5890
NGC 5890 PanS.jpg
NGC 6890
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 15h 17m 51.174s[1]
Declination17° 35′ 21.47″[1]
Redshift0.006831[2]
Helio radial velocity2041 km/s[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA0 [3]
Other designations
PGC 54602, IRAS 15150-1724, MCG -3-39-4[4]

NGC 5890 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra.[5] It was discovered in April 1785 by Ormond Stone.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "NGC 5890". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5890. 
  3. NED, NGC 5890 (accessed 2012-03-20)
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 499". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC499. 
  5. SEDS, Revised NGC Data for NGC 5890
  6. Courtney Seligman, "NGC Objects: NGC 5850 - 5899"

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Coordinates: Sky map 15h 17m 51.1s, 17° 35′ 19″