NGC 5223

NGC 5223 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici.[2] It was discovered on 1 May 1785 by William Herschel.[4]

NGC 5223
SDSS image of NGC 5223
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13^h 34^m 25.243^s[1]
Declination	+34° 41′ 25.53″[1]
Redshift	0.024033[2]
Helio radial velocity	7205 km/s[2]
Distance	291.91 ± 76.11 Mly (89.500 ± 23.335 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.4[3]
Characteristics
Type	E[2]
Size	160,000 ly (48,000 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)	1.5′ × 1.3′[2]
Other designations
UGC 8553, MGC+06-30-040, PGC 47822[3]

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object NGC 5223". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
3. "NGC 5223". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5200 - 5249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Notes

1. r (SDSS Isophotal) values used.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5223 at Wikimedia Commons