NGC 5750
| NGC 5750 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5750 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 14h 46m 11.104s[1] |
| Declination | −00° 13′ 22.99″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005554 ± 0.000093[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1660 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.58[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.23[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)0/a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.420 x 1.646 75 arcminutes (infrared)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9512, MCG +00-38-006, PGC 52735[1] | |
NGC 5750 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus[1] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on April 11, 1787 by the astronomer William Herschel.[2] It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Object query : NGC 5750". Simbad. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5750 - 5799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
External links
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