NGC 5910 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5910. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 15h 19m 24.7s [1] |
Declination | +20° 53′ 47″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.040426 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 12119 km/s [1] |
Distance | 540 Mly (167 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | HCG 74 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.96 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1 [1] |
Size | ~218,700 ly (67.06 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.82 x 0.77 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 054689, HCG 074A, VV 139a, CGCG 135-045, MCG +04-36-035 [1] [2] |
NGC 5910 is an elliptical galaxy [3] [2] [4] located about 540 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by astronomer William Hershel on April 13, 1785. [4] NGC 5910 is also a strong radio source [5] [6] with a conspicuous nuclear jet. [7]
NGC 5910 appears to have a double nucleus, [6] with a faint nuclear dust lane also being observed. [7]
A pair of asymmetries in the isotopotal profile of NGC 5910 with one of them being brighter than the other, weaker asymmetry suggests a past merger and collision of one or more galaxies. [8]
NGC 5910 is the brightest [2] and dominant [8] member of a compact group of galaxies known as Hickson Compact Group 74. [8] The group consists of 5 members in total, [5] [9] with a velocity dispersion of 537 km/s and a diameter of 260,000 ly (80 kpc). [10] The other members are 2MASX J15193179+2053005, PGC 54692, PGC 54694, and MCG+04-36-036. [9] The other galaxies appear to be embedded within a common envelope that belongs to NGC 5910. [6]
NGC 5910 appears to lie near the Hercules Superclusters. [11]
NGC 5910 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5910. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 15h 19m 24.7s [1] |
Declination | +20° 53′ 47″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.040426 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 12119 km/s [1] |
Distance | 540 Mly (167 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | HCG 74 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.96 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1 [1] |
Size | ~218,700 ly (67.06 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.82 x 0.77 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 054689, HCG 074A, VV 139a, CGCG 135-045, MCG +04-36-035 [1] [2] |
NGC 5910 is an elliptical galaxy [3] [2] [4] located about 540 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by astronomer William Hershel on April 13, 1785. [4] NGC 5910 is also a strong radio source [5] [6] with a conspicuous nuclear jet. [7]
NGC 5910 appears to have a double nucleus, [6] with a faint nuclear dust lane also being observed. [7]
A pair of asymmetries in the isotopotal profile of NGC 5910 with one of them being brighter than the other, weaker asymmetry suggests a past merger and collision of one or more galaxies. [8]
NGC 5910 is the brightest [2] and dominant [8] member of a compact group of galaxies known as Hickson Compact Group 74. [8] The group consists of 5 members in total, [5] [9] with a velocity dispersion of 537 km/s and a diameter of 260,000 ly (80 kpc). [10] The other members are 2MASX J15193179+2053005, PGC 54692, PGC 54694, and MCG+04-36-036. [9] The other galaxies appear to be embedded within a common envelope that belongs to NGC 5910. [6]
NGC 5910 appears to lie near the Hercules Superclusters. [11]