| NGC 5334 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5334 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 52m 54.479s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 06′ 52.035″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004623[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1386 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 80.2 ± 5.7 Mly (24.60 ± 1.75 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c[1] |
| Size | ~142,300 ly (43.62 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 13502-0051,IC 4338,UGC 8790,MCG +00-35-024,PGC 49308,CGCG 017-088[1] | |
NGC 5334 is a face-onbarred spiral galaxy in theconstellationVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 1668 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 80.2 ± 5.7 Mly (24.60 ± 1.75 Mpc).[1] However, fivenon-redshift measurements give a distance of 108.68 ± 7.45 Mly (33.320 ± 2.283 Mpc).[2] It was discovered byGerman-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 15 April 1787.[3] It was also observed by American astronomerLewis Swift on 20 April 1897 and listed in theIndex Catalogue as IC 4338.[3]
NGC 5334 is a member of theVirgo III Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out to the east of theVirgo Supercluster of galaxies.[4]
Although nosupernovae have been observed in NGC 5334 yet, aluminous blue variable, designated SN 2003gm (type LBV, mag. 17), was discovered on 6 July 2003.[5][6]
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