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NGC 5626

NGC 5626 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,120 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 105.0 ± 7.4 Mpc (∼342 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 30 March 1835.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5626: SN 2023kyb (type Ia, mag. 17.679) was discovered by ATLAS on 17 June 2023.

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References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5626. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5626". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "SN 2023kyb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 12 December 2024.