NGC 5068
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years.[2][3]
| NGC 5068 | |
|---|---|
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 5068 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 18m 54.8s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 02′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002228[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 668 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 22 Mly (6.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.2′ × 6.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 576- G 029, IRAS 13161-2046, UGCA 345, MCG -03-34-046, PGC 46400[1] | |
Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 5068 yet, a luminous red nova, designated AT 2020hat, was discovered on 12 April 2020 (type LRN, mag. 17.8).[4]
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