NGC 5952

Galaxy NGC 5952
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SDSS recording
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Constellation	Snake
Position Equinox: J2000.0, Epoch: J2000.0
Right ascension	15h 34m 56.4s[1]
Declination	+04° 57′ 32″ [1]
Appearance
Morphological type	S0[1][2]
Brightness (visual)	14.2 mag [2]
Brightness (B-Band)	15.2 mag [2]
Angular expansion	0,4′ × 0,3′ [2]
Position angle	126° [2]
Surface brightness	11.8 mag/arcmin² [1]
Physical data
Redshift	0,039067 ± 0,000183[1]
Radial velocity	(11712 ± 55) km/s[1]
Hubble distance vrad / H0	(525 ± 37) – 106 Lj (161.0 ± 11.3) Mpc[1]
History
Discovery	Albert Marth
Date of discovery	25. March 1865
Catalog designations
NGC 5952 – PGC 55496 – CGCG 050-030 – 2MASX J15345642+0457317 – GALEXASC J153456.46+045733.4 – LEDA 55496

NGC 5952 is a Hubble-type S0 lenticular galaxy in the constellation Serpens north of the celestial equator. It is estimated to be 525 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 Lj.
In the same area of the sky are among others the galaxies NGC 5955 and NGC 5960.

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 25, 1865.^[3]

Web links

• SIMBAD Astronomical Database

Individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} SEDS: NGC 5952
3. ↑ Seligman