NGC 5806 | |
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![]() 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: