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#REDIRECT [[List of NGC objects (1–1000)]] |
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{{Infobox galaxy |
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| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5<ref name=NED>{{cite web |
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{{R to list entry}} |
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| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database |
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| work=NED Search Results for NGC 0005 |
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| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+5&img_stamp=yes |
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| accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref> |
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| image = [[File:NGC5 - SDSS DR14.png|thumb]] |
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| caption = NGC 5 by [[Sloan Digital Sky Survey]] |
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| epoch = [[J2000]] |
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| ra = {{RA|00|07|48.872}} |
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| dec = {{DEC|+35|21|44.3}} |
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| constellation name = [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]] |
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| z = 5111 ± 41 km/[[second|s]] |
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| dist_ly = 212 [[light-year|Mly]]<br />Redshift-based |
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| type = E |
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| appmag_v = 14.33<ref name=NED/> |
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| size_v = 1.2′ × 0.7′<ref name=NED/> |
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'''NGC 5''' (also MCG 6-1-13, UGC 62 and PGC 595) is an [[elliptical galaxy]] in the constellation [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]. It has a generic "redshift estimated" distance of 212 million [[light year]]s from [[Earth]]. |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1 - 49|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-21}}</ref> |
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<gallery widths="160" heights="160"> |
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File:NGC 0005 SDSS.jpg|NGC 5 on Aladin Sky Atlas |
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File:NGC 0005 2MASS.jpg|In Infared |
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</gallery> |
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== General == |
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=== Observation data === |
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The galaxy's position on the sky is RA 00h 07m 49s, Dec +35° 21' 44.3<nowiki>''</nowiki>, just 0.2 arcmin west of the nucleus of [[NGC 4]]. As a magnitude 14 galaxy, its nucleus is very small and faint, equivalent to a 13th or 14th magnitude star. |
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=== Physical information === |
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NGC 5 has an estimated distance of 212 million light years from Earth. It is about 80 thousand light years across. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{WikiSky}} |
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{{Ngc5}} |
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{{Catalogs | NGC = 5 | PGC = 595}} |
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{{Sky|00|07|48.872|+|35|21|44.3|212000000}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 0005}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 0005}} |
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[[Category:Galaxies discovered in 1881]] |
[[Category:Galaxies discovered in 1881]] |
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