NGC 5886
| NGC 5886 | |
|---|---|
 SDSSimage of NGC 5886 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h12m45.453s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02784[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5Mly(124.66 ± 8.73Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude(B) | 14.87[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[3] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC54298,CGCG221-036[2] | |
NGC 5886[3]is an +14 magnitudeelliptical galaxyin the constellationBoötes.It was originally discovered byJohn Herschelon 13 May 1828[5]with an 18.7 inches (470 mm)reflector.
Onesupernovahas been observed in NGC 5886: SN2020nln (typeIa,mag. 18.1).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abSkrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006)."The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)".The Astronomical Journal.131(2): 1163–1183.Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S.doi:10.1086/498708.ISSN0004-6256.S2CID18913331.
- ^abc"NGC 5886".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^abc"Results for object NGC 5886 (NGC 5886)".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.California Institute of Technology.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^"Search specification: NGC 5886".HyperLeda.Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^Seligman, Courtney."New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5850 - 5899".cseligman.Retrieved2021-02-19.
- ^"SN2020nln ".Transient Name Server.IAU.Retrieved5 September2024.
External links
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