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| NGC 5898 | |
|---|---|
 The elliptical galaxy NGC 5898 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 15h 18m 13.5598s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 05′ 52.259″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007078[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2122 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 110.7 ± 7.8 Mly (33.93 ± 2.38 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Size | ~125,200 ly (38.39 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.7′ × 2.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J15181355-2405526, UGCA 404, MCG -04-36-006, PGC 54625, ESO 514- G 002[1] | |
NGC 5898 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Libra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2301 ± 13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 33.93 ± 2.38 Mpc (~111 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 21 May 1784.[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5898: SN 2023mkt (type Ia, mag 18.2) was discovered by the Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 7 July 2023.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5898". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5898". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2023mkt". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.