NGC 5343

NGC 5343
SDSS image of NGC 5343
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 54m 11.700s[1]
Declination−07° 35′ 17.20″[1]
Redshift0.008806[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2640 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[3]
Characteristics
TypeSA0−(r)?[2]
Size56,500 ly (17,320 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.5′ × 1.2′[2]
Other designations
MGC-01-35-019, PGC 49412[3]

NGC 5343 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.[2] It was discovered on 5 May 1785 by William Herschel.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 5343". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 5343". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Notes

  1. ^ RC3 D25; R25 (blue) values used.


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