NGC 5886 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5886 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 15 12 45.453 |
Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″ |
Redshift | 0.02784 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s |
Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.87 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0 |
Other designations | |
PGC 54298, CGCG 221-036 |
NGC 5886 is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel on 13 May 1828 with an 18.7 inches (470 mm) reflector.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5886: SN 2020nln (type Ia, mag. 18.1).
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NGC 5886". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "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
- Media related to NGC 5886 at Wikimedia Commons
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