| NGC 5384 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5384 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 58m 12.850s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 31′ 04.80″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01699[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5050 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 258.3 ± 18.2 Mly (79.21 ± 5.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 5374 group (LGG 368) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.617′ × 0.419′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8886,MCG +01-36-008,PGC 49707[2] | |
NGC 5384 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellationVirgo. It was discovered on May 8, 1864, by the astronomerAlbert Marth.[4] It is located about 250 million light-years (79.21 megaparsecs) away.[3]
According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 5384 is a member of agroup of galaxies. The NGC 5374 group (also known asLGG 368) contains at least eight galaxies, includingNGC 5374,NGC 5382,NGC 5386,NGC 5417,NGC 5418,NGC 5434, andUGC 8906.[5]
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