| NGC 5854 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5854 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 15h 07m 47.7018s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 34′ 07.064″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005547±0.0000170[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,663±5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 60.95 ± 6.94 Mly (18.686 ± 2.128 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 5846 group (LGG 393) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0+(s) edge-on[1] |
| Size | ~58,000 ly (17.78 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.95′ × 0.74′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J15074772+0234068,UGC 9726,MCG +01-39-001,PGC 54013,CGCG 049-009[1] | |
NGC 5854 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellation ofVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is1,851±14 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 89.0 ± 6.3 Mly (27.30 ± 1.92 Mpc).[1] However, sevennon-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 60.95 ± 6.94 Mly (18.686 ± 2.128 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 24 February 1786.[3][4]
According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 5854 is part of the NGC 5846 group (also known asLGG 393). Thisgalaxy group has nine members, includingNGC 5813,NGC 5831,NGC 5846,NGC 5864,NGC 5869,UGC 9746,UGC 9760, andUGC 9751.[5] This group is part of theVirgo III Cloud.
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 5854:
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