Q742354

spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: LIN
Redshift: z = 0.007144781790396237
Coordinates: RA 199.9584° · Dec -27.4103°

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Key facts

Constellation: Hydra
Right ascension: 13 19 50.0110
Declination: −27 ° 24 ′ 37.015 ″
Redshift: 2168 ± 6 km/ s
Distance: 94 Mly
Group or cluster: NGC 5061 group (LGG 341)
Apparent magnitude v: +11.8
Type: SA(s)a
Apparent size v: 4′.0 × 1′.9

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 29.38
Image: NGC5078.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 46490
time of discovery or invention: 1786-03-28
Commons category: NGC 5078
apparent magnitude: 7.123
galaxy morphological type: S...
redshift: 0.007232
right ascension: 199.9584333
declination: -27.4100833
radial velocity: 1939

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NGC 5078 is a spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation, approximately 94 million light-years away from Earth. It has a diameter of 127,000 light-years. It was discoverd by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 March 1786.

The dust lane of NGC 5078 is warped, probably by interaction with the nearby galaxy IC 879, which is itself distorted into an 'S' shape by the interaction. At the presumed distance the two galaxies would have a minimal separation of about 61,000 light-years. For comparison, the Large Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way.