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| NGC 5898 | |
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 NGC 5898 imaged by Pan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 15h 18m 13.5598s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 05′ 52.259″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007078[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2122 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 110.7 ± 7.8 Mly (33.93 ± 2.38 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Size | ~125,200 ly (38.39 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.7′ × 2.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 514- G 002, 2MASX J15181355-2405526, UGCA 404, MCG -04-36-006, PGC 54625[1] | |
NGC 5898 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Libra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2301 ± 13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 33.93 ± 2.38 Mpc (~111 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 21 May 1784.[2]
NGC 5903 group
[edit]According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 5898 is part of the five member NGC 5903 Group (also known as LGG 398). The other four galaxies are NGC 5903, IC 4538, ESO 514-3, and UGCA 408.[3][4]
Supernova
[edit]One supernova has been observed in NGC 5898: SN 2023mkt (Type Ia, mag. 18.1665) was discovered by the Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 7 July 2023.[5]
Image gallery
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NGC 5898 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 5898". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5898". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ↑ "LGG 398". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "SN 2023mkt". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5898 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5898 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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