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NGC 5068
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| NGC 5068 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 5068 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 18m 54.7658s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 02′ 19.705″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002235[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 670 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 22 Mly (6.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Size | ~68,200 ly (20.91 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.2′ × 6.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 576- G 029, IRAS 13161-2046, UGCA 345, MCG -03-34-046, PGC 46400[1] | |
NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years.[2][3] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1785.[4]
Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 5068 yet, a luminous red nova, designated AT 2020hat (type LRN, mag. 17.8), was discovered by ATLAS on 12 April 2020.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5068. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- ^ a b Kepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide. Vol. 2. Willmann-Bell, Inc. pp. 464–465. ISBN 978-0-943396-60-6.
- ^ Materne, J. (April 1979). "The structure of nearby groups of galaxies - Quantitative membership probabilities". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 74 (2): 235–243. Bibcode:1979A&A....74..235M.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5068". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "AT 2020hat". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Pastorello, A.; et al. (2021). "Forbidden hugs in pandemic times. II. The luminous red nova variety: AT 2020hat and AT 2020kog". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 647: A93. arXiv:2011.10590. Bibcode:2021A&A...647A..93P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039953.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5068 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5068 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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