NGC 5384
| NGC 5384 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5384 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 58m 12.850s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 31′ 04.80″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01699[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5050 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 258.3 ± 18.2 Mly (79.21 ± 5.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 5374 group (LGG 368) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.617′ × 0.419′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8886, MCG +01-36-008, PGC 49707[2] | |
NGC 5384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on May 8, 1864, by the astronomer Albert Marth.[4] It is located about 250 million light-years (79.21 megaparsecs) away.[3]
NGC 5374 group
According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 5384 is a member of a group of galaxies. The NGC 5374 group (also known as LGG 368) contains at least eight galaxies, including NGC 5374, NGC 5382, NGC 5386, NGC 5417, NGC 5418, NGC 5434, and UGC 8906.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 5384". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 5384 (NGC 5384)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5300 - 5349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to NGC 5384 at Wikimedia Commons
