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Galaxy in the constellation Boötes

NGC 5784
The lenticular galaxy NGC 5784
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14 54 16.4726
Declination+42° 33′ 28.356″
Redshift0.017912
Heliocentric radial velocity5370 ± 16 km/s
Distance264.2 ± 18.5 Mly (81.01 ± 5.68 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4
Characteristics
TypeS0
Size~149,400 ly (45.82 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 1.8′
Other designations
IRAS 14524+4245, 2MASX J14541645+4233279, UGC 9592, MCG +07-31-006, PGC 53265, CGCG 221-009

NGC 5784 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5493 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 81.01 ± 5.68 Mpc (∼264 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5784:

NGC 5739 Group

According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5784 is part of the seven member NGC 5739 group (also known as 234). The other six galaxies are: NGC 5598, NGC 5603, NGC 5696, NGC 5739, NGC 5787, and NGC 5860.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 5784". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5784". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "SN 2018mef". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. "SN 2023bch". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. Mahtessian, A. P. (1998). "Groups of galaxies. III. Some empirical characteristics". Astrophysics. 41 (3): 308–321. doi:10.1007/BF03036100.

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