NGC 5838 explained

NGC 5838
Credit:HST/NASA/ESA
Epoch:J2000
Type:SA0[1]
Z:1359 ± 10 km/s
Appmag V:11.9
Size V:4.2 × 1.5
Constellation Name:Virgo
Names:UGC 9692, PGC 53862

NGC 5838 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[2] 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 5838 . 2007-04-12.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5800 - 5849. 2021-03-13. cseligman.com.
  3. Web site: The Virgo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 .