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Galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5235 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6871 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.34 ± 7.10 Mpc (∼330 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[2]
| NGC 5235 | |
|---|---|
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 5235. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 36m 01.4057s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 35′ 07.272″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021949[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6580 ± 10 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330.5 ± 23.2 Mly (101.34 ± 7.10 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB[1] |
| Size | ~109,100 ly (33.45 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2' x 0.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 13335+0650, 2MASX J13360139+0635076, UGC 8582, MCG +01-35-012, PGC 47984, CGCG 045-036[1] | |
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5210, NGC 5224, and NGC 5239, among others.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5235: SN 2024grb (type Ia, mag. 18.3).[3]
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