| NGC 5371 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5371 imaged by a 24 inch telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h 55m 39.9s[1] |
| Declination | +40° 27′ 42.4″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00850±0.00019[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,552±1 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 129.5 ± 32.4 Mly (39.70 ± 9.92 Mpc)[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.3[5] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[5] |
| Mass | 1.86×1011[4] (baryonic) M☉ |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.4′ × 3.5′[5] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5371 and 5390,UGC 8846,PGC 49514[6] | |
NGC 5371 is a face-onspiral galaxy in the northernconstellationCanes Venatici. It was discovered on January 14, 1788 by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel. The nearbyNGC 5390 appears to be a duplicate entry for NGC 5371, since there is nothing at the former's position.[7] NGC 5371 has anapparent magnitude of 11.3 and anangular size of4.4′ × 3.5′.[5] It is located at a distance of 129.5 ± 32.4 millionlight-years (39.70 ± 9.92 Mpc) from theMilky Way,[4] and is receding with a heliocentricradial velocity of 2,552 km/s. The galaxy appears to be weakly interacting with the nearby, equidistantHickson 68 group of galaxies, and thus may be a member.[3] Collectively, they are sometimes dubbed the Big Lick galaxy group, after the city ofRoanoke, Virginia.[8]
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Themorphological classification of NGC 5371 in the De Vaucouleurs system is SAB(rs)bc,[5] indicating a weakly barred spiral galaxy (SAB) with a transitional inner ring structure (rs), and moderately wound spiral arms (bc). Thegalactic plane is inclined at an angle of45°±5° to theplane of the sky, with the major axis oriented along aposition angle of195°±3°.[9] This is classified as aLINER-type galaxy and may be in a post-starburst phase. There is an extended or doublesource of X-ray emission.[10]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 5371.Type II-L supernova SN 1994Y was spotted on August 19, 1994, reaching peakB magnitude of 14.2 on August 30.[11]Type IIb supernova SN 2020bio was discovered January 29, 2020. The progenitor may have undergone extensive mass loss, shedding nearly all of its hydrogen envelope.[12]
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