NGC 5068
NGC 5068 | |
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NGC 5068 by GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 13h 18m 54.8s[1] |
Declination | −21° 02′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.002228[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 668 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 22 e6ly (6.8 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)d[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 7′.2 × 6′.3[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 46400[1] | |
NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5068. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- 1 2 Kepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide. 2. Willmann-Bell, Inc. pp. 464–465. ISBN 0-943396-60-3.
- ↑ Materne, J. (April 1979). "The structure of nearby groups of galaxies - Quantitative membership probabilities". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 74 (2): 235–243. Bibcode:1979A&A....74..235M.
External links
- NGC 5068 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 13h 18m 54.8s, −21° 02′ 21″
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