NGC 5170

NGC 5170 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo.

NGC 5170
NGC 5170 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 29m 48.8s[1]
Declination−17° 57 59[1]
Redshift0.005006[1]
Helio radial velocity1501 km/s[1]
Distance96 ± 29 Mly
(29.3 ± 9 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)c: sp[1]
Apparent size (V)9′.9 × 1′.2[1]
Other designations
PGC 47396[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5170. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 5170". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-14.


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