NGC 5164

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NGC 5164
NGC 5164 2MASS.jpg
NGC 5164 2MASS (near-infrared)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 13h 27m 11.9s [1]
Declination +55° 29 14 [1]
Redshift 0.024076 [1]
Helio radial velocity 7218 ± 49 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type SBb [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.3 × 1.0 [1]
Other designations
UGC 8458, [1] PGC 47124 [1]

NGC 5164 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5164. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 5150 - 5199". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.