NGC 5078
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra
| NGC 5078 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 5078 and IC 879 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 13h 19m 50.0s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 24′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 2168 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 94 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +11.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4′.0 × 1′.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 46490[1] | |
NGC 5078 is a spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation, approximately 94 million light-years away from Earth.[2] It has a diameter of 127,000 light-years and is probably a member of the NGC 5061 group.[3] The dust lane of NGC 5078 is warped, probably by interaction with the nearby galaxy IC 879, which is itself distorted into an 'S' shape by the interaction.[4] At the presumed distance the two galaxies would have a minimal separation of about 61,000 light-years.[3] For comparison, the Large Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5078: SN 1999cz (type Ic, mag. 16).[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5078. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
- ^ a b "Best of AOP - Galaxies: NGC 5078". Advanced Observing Program. NOAO. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b Bratton, Mark (2011). The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects: Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0521768924.
- ^ "NGC 5078 and its distorted companion IC 879". Australian Astronomical Observatory. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1999cz. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 5078.
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 5101 and Friends (8 February 2014)
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