NGC 5473 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 14h 04m 43.22677s [1] |
Declination | +54° 53′ 33.5103″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.006558 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1960 km/s [2] |
Distance | 85 Mly (26.2 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.47 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.37 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB0−(s): [5] |
Other designations | |
UGC 9011, MCG +09-23-031, PGC 50191 [2] |
NGC 5473 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel. [6] Located roughly 85 million light-years (26.2 megaparsecs) away, it is part of a small galaxy group including NGC 5475 and NGC 5485. [3]
NGC 27 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on 3 August 1884 by Lewis Swift. It forms a galaxy pair with the nearby UGC 95.
NGC 62 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. NGC 62 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent magnitude of 13.2.
NGC 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.
NGC 66 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Frank Muller in 1886, and is located in the Cetus constellation.
NGC 119 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 13.0 located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834, by the astronomer John Herschel.
NGC 120 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0? pec? with an apparent magnitude of 13.4 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 27 September 1880 by Wilhelm Tempel.
NGC 1210 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, about 179 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Ormond Stone in 1885.
NGC 999 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 195 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Edouard Stephan in 1871.
NGC 995 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 178 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1871.
NGC 830 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 170 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years.
NGC 840 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic. It is estimated to be about 300 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 175,000 ly.
NGC 900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 430 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth in 1864.
NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 222 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 940 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest.
NGC 938 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries, approximately 184 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1863.
NGC 824 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Fornax about 260 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1837.
NGC 721 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 250 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862.
NGC 3156 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. It is located at a distance of about 75 million light-years from Earth and is forming a pair with NGC 3169. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 13, 1784.
NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784. It is a member of the NGC 4179 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
NGC 4245 is a barred lenticular galaxy with a ring located in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel. It is a member of the Coma I Group.
NGC 3426 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 23, 1887, by the astronomer Lewis A. Swift.
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