NGC 5740 (other designations - UGC 9493 , MCG 0-38-3 , ZWG 20.8 , KCPG 434A , IRAS14418 + 0153 , PGC 52641 ) is a spiral galaxy with a jumper ( SBb ) in the constellation Virgo .
| NGC 5740 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | February 24, 1786 |
| Designations | NGC 5740 , UGC 9493 , MCG 0-38-3 , ZWG 20.8 , KCPG 434A , IRAS14418 + 0153 , PGC 52641 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 2.8 '× 1.5' |
| Visible magnitude m V | 11.8 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 12.6 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | SBb |
| Redshift | +0.005230 ± 0.000020 |
| Angular position | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier Objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Richard J. Rand and Robert A. Benjamin. Vertically Extended Neutral Gas in the Massive Edge-on Spiral NGC 5746 (Eng.) // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2008. - DOI : 10.1086 / 528952 . - arXiv : 0801.1069 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original New Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- List of publications dedicated to NGC 5740