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Galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5750 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus[1] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on April 11, 1787 by the astronomer William Herschel.[2] It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[3]
NGC 5750 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo[1] |
Right ascension | 14h 46m 11.104s[1] |
Declination | −00° 13′ 22.99″[1] |
Redshift | 0.005554 ± 0.000093[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1660 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.58[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.23[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(r)0/a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.420 x 1.646 75 arcminutes (infrared)[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 9512, MCG +00-38-006, PGC 52735[1] |
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