| NGC 5806 | |
|---|---|
| NGC 5806 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 15h 00m 00.4123s [1] |
| Declination | +01° 53′ 28.756″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.004493 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1346 ± 21 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 68 Mly (21 Mpc) [3] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 5806 Group (LGG 392) [4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.70 [3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.40 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)b [1] [3] |
| Size | ~73,900 ly (22.65 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.1′ × 1.6′ [3] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 14574+0205, UGC 9645, MCG +00-38-014, PGC 53578, CGCG 020-041 [2] [1] | |
NGC 5806 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 24 February 1786. [5] It is located about 70 million light-years (21 Megaparsecs) away from the Milky Way. [3] It is a member of the NGC 5846 Group. [2]
Three supernovae and one supernova imposter have been observed in NGC 5806: