NGC 5473 explained

Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Ursa Major
H Radial V:1960 km/s
Z:0.006558
Type:SAB0-(s):[1]
Appmag V:11.47[2]
Appmag B:12.37
Names:[3]

NGC 5473 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4] Located roughly 85 million light-years (26.2 megaparsecs) away, it is part of a small galaxy group including NGC 5475 and NGC 5485.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 5473 (NGC 5473). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-05-06.
  2. Web site: Search specification: NGC 5473. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-05-06.
  3. NGC 5473. 2021-05-06.
  4. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5450 - 5499. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-05-06.
  5. 10.1093/mnras/sty844. The correlation between the sizes of globular cluster systems and their host dark matter haloes. 2018. Hudson. Michael J.. Robison. Bailey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 477. 3. 3869–3885. free . 1707.02609.

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