NGC 5235
| NGC 5235 | |
|---|---|
 The barred spiral galaxy NGC 5235 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 36m 01.4062s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 35′ 07.342″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021949[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6580 ± 10 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330.5 ± 23.2 Mly (101.34 ± 7.10 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB[1] |
| Size | ~109,100 ly (33.45 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2′ × 0.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 13335+0650, 2MASX J13360139+0635076, UGC 8582, MCG +01-35-012, PGC 47984, CGCG 045-036[1] | |
NGC 5235 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6871 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.34 ± 7.10 Mpc (∼330 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[2]
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5210, NGC 5224, and NGC 5239, among others.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5235: SN 2024grb (type Ia, mag. 18.333) was discovered by ATLAS on 16 April 2024.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5235". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5235". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2024grb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5235 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5235 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
