| NGC 5486 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5486 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 14h 07m 25.0s[1] |
| Declination | +55° 06′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004563 ± 0.000017 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)m[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5486,UGC 09036,PGC 050383 | |
NGC 5486 is anirregular galaxy in the constellationUrsa Major 110 million light-years from Earth.[2]
The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 5485 group (LGG 373),[3][4] and is near the much largerPinwheel Galaxy.[5]
It was discovered on 2 May 1785 byWilliam Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "F, cL" (faint, considerably large)[6] in his catalogues of nebulae.[7][8]
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