NGC 5952
Galaxy NGC 5952 |
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Constellation | Snake |
Position Equinox: J2000.0, Epoch: J2000.0 |
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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]
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Categories
- Astronomical object (discovered 1865)
- Individual galaxy
- Serpent (Constellation)
- NGC galaxy
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue
- Zwicky Catalogue