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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Sy1
Redshift
z = 0.004634270038158306
Coordinates
RA 215.1420° · Dec -29.2418°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
16.07
Image
Ngc5556-hst-R814G606B450.jpg
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catalog code
FLASH J142034.26-291431.9
Commons category
NGC 5556
time of discovery or invention
1834-05-08
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
galaxy morphological type
SBc
apparent magnitude
11.7
right ascension
215.14167
declination
-29.24194
redshift
0.004603
radial velocity
1386.1
epoch
J2000.0

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