NGC 5761

NGC 5761
NGC 5761
	Galaxy
Research history
Discoverer
opening date	1886
Designations	NGC 5761 , ESO 580-39 , MCG -3-38-18 , PGC 52916
Observational data; ( Age J2000.0 )
Constellation	Libra
Right ascension
Declination
Visible dimensions	1.4 '× 1.3'
Apparent magnitude m V	12,4
Photographic magnitude m B	13,4
Specifications
Type of	S0
Radial velocity
Redshift	+0.013616 ± 0.000137
Distance
Angular position	102 °
Surface brightness	12.9

NGC 5761 (other designations - ESO 580-39 , MCG −3-38-18 , PGC 52916 ) is a lenticular galaxy (presumably of class S0 ) in the constellation Libra . It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis (Frank) Leavenworth in 1886 ^[3] . The object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .

Content

Features

Galaxy NGC 5761 can be observed through a telescope in the southwestern part of the constellation Libra, just below the star HD 130563 . According to astronomers, its age is approximately 3.4 billion years ^[4] .

Notes

↑ Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2015 .-- ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/5/171
<a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q2915886 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q669166 "> </a> <a href = " https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q6234745 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q66618180 "> </a>
↑ Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals // Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. / D. Flower - OUP , 2008 .-- ISSN 0035-8711 ; 1365-2966 - doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2966.2008.13739.x
<a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q66618053 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q1536490 "> </a> <a href = " https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q217595 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q5233701 "> </a>
↑ New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799 . Cseligman. Circulation date May 25, 2019.
↑ Tanuka Chattopadhyay et al. Uncovering the formation of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies by multivariate statistical analysis . Arxiv.org (Feb 27, 2012). Circulation date May 25, 2019.

Literature

Ricardo LC Ogando et al. Line strengths of early-type galaxies . Arxiv.org (24 Mar 2008). Circulation date May 25, 2019.
Faundez-Abans, M .; de Oliveira-Abans, M. Looking for fine structures in galaxies . A&AS (03/1998). Circulation date May 25, 2019.

Links

Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
SIMBAD
VizieR (English)
NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
NGC 5761 Publication List

[_218ba5e11214e065-1] Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2015 .-- ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/5/171
<a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q2915886 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q669166 "> </a> <a href = " https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q6234745 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q66618180 "> </a>

[_536c62ed28b10e49-2] Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals // Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. / D. Flower - OUP , 2008 .-- ISSN 0035-8711 ; 1365-2966 - doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2966.2008.13739.x
<a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q66618053 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q1536490 "> </a> <a href = " https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q217595 "> </a> <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q5233701 "> </a>

[3] New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5750 - 5799 . Cseligman. Circulation date May 25, 2019.

[4] Tanuka Chattopadhyay et al. Uncovering the formation of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies by multivariate statistical analysis . Arxiv.org (Feb 27, 2012). Circulation date May 25, 2019.