| NGC 5442 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5442 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 04m 43.1985s[1] |
| Declination | −09° 42′ 48.128″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.028630±0.0000730[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,583±22 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 426.0 ± 29.9 Mly (130.61 ± 9.16 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b pec[1] |
| Size | ~192,000 ly (58.88 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2′ × 0.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 14020-0928,MCG -01-36-006,PGC 50189,VV 691[1] | |
NGC 5442 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is6,130±26 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 294.9 ± 20.7 Mly (90.41 ± 6.34 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German astronomerAlbert Marth on 11 January 1865.[2]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 5442:
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