NGC 5 [SEP] constellation
NGC 5
NGC 5 (also MCG 6-1-13, UGC 62 and PGC 595) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a generic "redshift estimated" distance of 212 million light years from Earth.
The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using an 80.01 cm (31.5-inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory on 21 October 1881.
General.
General Observation data.
The galaxy's position on the sky is RA 00h 07m 49s, Dec +35° 21
NGC 4230
NGC 4230 is a loosely scattered open cluster in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 5, 1837.
ESO catalog (and SIMBAD database) misidentify ESO 171-SC14 as NGC 4230.
See also.
- Open cluster
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- Centaurus (constellation)
External links.
- SEDS