NGC 5886 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 15h 12m 45.453s [1] |
Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.02784 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s [2] |
Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.87 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0 [3] |
Other designations | |
PGC 54298 [2] |
NGC 5886 [3] is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel in 1828 [5] with an 18.7 inch reflector.
NGC 5886 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 15h 12m 45.453s [1] |
Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.02784 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s [2] |
Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.87 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0 [3] |
Other designations | |
PGC 54298 [2] |
NGC 5886 [3] is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel in 1828 [5] with an 18.7 inch reflector.