NGC 5235
NGC 5235 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6871 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 101.34 ± 7.10 Mpc (∼330 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5210, NGC 5224, and NGC 5239, among others.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5235: SN 2024grb (type Ia, mag. 18.333) was discovered by ATLAS on 16 April 2024.
See also
References
- ^ "Results for object NGC 5235". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5235". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2024grb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 5235 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5235 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
