NGC 5486 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major 110 million light-years from Earth.[2]
| NGC 5486 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5486 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 14h 07m 25.0s[1] |
| Declination | +55° 06′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004563 ± 0.000017 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)m[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5486, UGC 09036, PGC 050383 | |
The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 5485 group (LGG 373),[citation needed] and is near the much larger Pinwheel Galaxy.[3]
It was discovered on 2 May 1785 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "F, cL" (faint, considerably large)[4] in his catalogues of nebulae.[5][6]
External links
edit- "NGC 5486". SIMBAD. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- "NGC 5486". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Gianopoulos, Andrea (2023-03-08). "Hubble Spots a Star-Forming Spiral". NASA. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Hubble spies a meandering spiral". ESA Hubble. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars. By William Herschel, LL.D. F. R. S." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. ISSN 0261-0523. JSTOR 106639.
- ^ Auke Slotegraaf (2016-03-09). "NGC 5486". Deep Sky Observer's Companion.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5450 - 5499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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