| NGC 5838 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5838 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 15h 5m 26.2s[1] |
| Declination | +2° 5′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift | 1359 ± 10 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0−[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.2′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9692,[1]PGC 53862[1] | |
NGC 5838 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellationVirgo, discovered byWilliam Herschel in 1786.[2] It is a member of theVirgo III Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out to the east of theVirgo Supercluster of galaxies.[3]
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