NGC 5068
| NGC 5068 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRSimage of NGC 5068 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h18m54.8s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 02′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002228[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 668 ± 3km/s[1] |
| Distance | 22Mly(6.8Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 10.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 7.2′× 6.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC46400[1] | |
NGC 5068is a face-onfieldbarredspiralgalaxyin theVirgo constellation.NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 millionlight-yearsaway and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years.[2][3]
Although nosupernovaehave been observed in NGC 5068 yet, aluminous red nova,designated AT 2020hat, was discovered on 12 April 2020 (type LRN, mag. 17.8).[4]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgh"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 5068.Retrieved2006-11-22.
- ^abKepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998).The Night Sky Observer's Guide.Vol. 2. Willmann-Bell, Inc. pp. 464–465.ISBN978-0-943396-60-6.
- ^Materne, J. (April 1979). "The structure of nearby groups of galaxies - Quantitative membership probabilities".Astronomy and Astrophysics.74(2): 235–243.Bibcode:1979A&A....74..235M.
- ^Transient Name Server entry for AT 2020hat.Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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