NGC 5

NGC 5^[1]
NGC 5 (2MASS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 07^m 48.872^s
Declination	+35° 21′ 44.3″
Redshift	5111 ± 41 km/s
Distance	212 Mly Redshift-based
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.33^[1]
Characteristics
Type	E
Apparent size (V)	1.2′ × 0.7′^[1]

NGC 5 (also MCG 6-1-13, UGC 62 and PGC 595) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a generic "redshift estimated" distance of 212 million light years from Earth. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using an 80.01 cm (31.5-inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory on 21 October 1881.

References

1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". NED Search Results for NGC 0005. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

External links

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Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 1 NGC 2 NGC 3 NGC 4 NGC 5 NGC 6 NGC 7 NGC 8 NGC 9 NGC 10

PGC	PGC 591 PGC 592 PGC 593 PGC 594 PGC 595 PGC 596 PGC 597 PGC 598 PGC 599

Coordinates: 00^h 07^m 48.872^s, +35° 21′ 44.3″

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