NGC 5078 explained

NGC 5078
Epoch:J2000
Type:SA(s)a[1]
Dist Ly:94 Mly[2]
Z:2168 ± 6 km/s
Appmag V:+11.8
Size V:4′.0 × 1′.9
Constellation Name:Hydra
Names:PGC 46490

NGC 5078 is a spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation, approximately 94 million light-years away from Earth. It has a diameter of 127,000 light-years and is probably a member of the NGC 5061 group.[3] The dust lane of NGC 5078 is warped, probably by interaction with the nearby galaxy IC 879, which is itself distorted into an 'S' shape by the interaction.[4] At the presumed distance the two galaxies would have a minimal separation of about 61,000 light-years. For comparison, the Large Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5078: SN 1999cz (type Ic, mag. 16).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 5078 . 2006-11-18 .
  2. Web site: Best of AOP - Galaxies: NGC 5078. Advanced Observing Program. NOAO. 3 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524071235/http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n5078.html. 24 May 2015. dead.
  3. Book: Bratton. Mark. The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects: Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies. limited. 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-0521768924. 278.
  4. Web site: NGC 5078 and its distorted companion IC 879. Australian Astronomical Observatory. 3 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401095356/http://ftp.aao.gov.au/images/captions/aat099.html. 1 April 2015. dead.
  5. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1999cz Transient Name Server entry for SN 1999cz.

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