NGC 5470
| NGC 5470 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5470 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 06m 31.999s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 01′ 45.86″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003412[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1021 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 67.2 Mly (20.61 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.24[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9020, MCG +01-36-019, PGC 50317[2] | |
NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[5][6] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830.[7] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[8]
See also
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 "NGC 5470". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 5470". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "NGC 5470". SIMBAD. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "NGC 5470". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5450 - 5499". Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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