Astronomy:NGC 5470

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 5470
NGC5470 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 5470
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 14h 06m 31.999s[1]
Declination+06° 01′ 45.86″[1]
Redshift0.003412[2]
Helio radial velocity1021 km/s[2]
Distance67.2 Mly (20.61 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.24[4]
Characteristics
TypeSb[4]
Other designations
UGC 9020, MCG+01-36-019, PGC 50317[2]

NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[5][6] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830.[7] 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.[8]

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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 2.2 "NGC 5470". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5470. 
  3. Tully, R. Brent (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 86. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. Bibcode2013AJ....146...86T. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Search specification: NGC 5470". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%205470. Retrieved 2021-02-17. 
  5. "NGC 5470". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC%205470. 
  6. "NGC 5470.". http://dso-browser.com/dso/info/NGC/5470. 
  7. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5450 - 5499". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc54a.htm#5470. 
  8. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/viriii.html.