NGC 5162

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NGC  5162
NGC5174 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Spiral galaxy NGC 5162
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 29m 25.9296s [1]
Declination +11° 00 28.534 [1]
Redshift 0.022799 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6835 ± 1 km/s [1]
Distance 342.8 ± 24.0  Mly (105.09 ± 7.36  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type Scd? [1]
Size~326,900  ly (100.22  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.7′ × 1.4′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS 13269+1115, 2MASX J13292596+1100285, NGC 5174, UGC 8475, MCG +02-34-018, PGC 47346, CGCG 072-087 [1]

NGC 5162 is a very large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7125 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 342.8 ± 24.0  Mly (105.09 ± 7.36  Mpc ). [1] In addition, 11 non redshift measurements give a distance of 303.71 ± 12.41 Mly (93.118 ± 3.806 Mpc). [2] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 March 1784. [3] It was also observed by Lewis Swift on 19 April 1887, resulting in the galaxy being included twice in the New General Catalogue, as both NGC 5162 and NGC 5174. [3]

Contents

The SIMBAD database lists NGC 5162 as a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms. [4] NGC 5162 is a field galaxy, i.e. it does not belong to a larger galaxy group or cluster and hence is gravitationally alone. [5]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5162:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 5162". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 5162". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5162". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. "NGC 5162". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. Turner, E. L.; Gott, J. R., III (1976). "Groups of galaxies. I. A catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 32: 409. Bibcode:1976ApJS...32..409T. doi:10.1086/190403.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Nakano, S.; Itagaki, K. (2007). "Supernova 2007cd in NGC 5174". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (950): 1. Bibcode:2007CBET..950....1N.
  7. "SN 2007cd". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. "SN 2024aawh". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 20 November 2024.