NGC 5886
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| NGC 5886 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5886 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 12m 45.453s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02784[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.87[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[3] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54298, CGCG 221-036[2] | |
NGC 5886[3] is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel on 13 May 1828[5] with an 18.7 inches (470 mm) reflector.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5886: SN 2020nln (type Ia, mag. 18.1).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Skrutskie, 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. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c "NGC 5886". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 5886 (NGC 5886)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 5886". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5850 - 5899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "SN 2020nln". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
External links
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