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NGC 5470
SDSS image of NGC 5470
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension14h 06m 31.999s[1]
Declination+06° 01′ 45.86″[1]
Redshift0.003412[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1021 km/s[2]
Distance67.2 Mly (20.61 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.24[4]
Characteristics
TypeSb[4]
Other designations
UGC 9020, MCG +01-36-019, PGC 50317[2]

NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[5][6] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830.[7] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[8]

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