NGC 5198

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NGC 5198
J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension13h 30m 11.411s[1]
Declination+46° 40′ 14.99″[1]
Redshift0.008466[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2527 ± 48 km/s[2]
Distance129 Mly (39.6 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.78[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.71[4]
Characteristics
TypeE1-2:[5]
Other designations
UGC 8499, MCG +08-25-015, PGC 47441[2]

NGC 5198 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on May 12, 1787.[6]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18913331
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  2. ^ a b c "NGC 5198". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. S2CID 15391206
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  4. ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 5198". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. ^ "Results for object NGC 5198 (NGC 5198)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5150 - 5199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 5198 at Wikimedia Commons