Interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus
| NGC 5291 |
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 NGC 5291 image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory. |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Centaurus |
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| Right ascension | 13h 47m 24.5s[1] |
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| Declination | −30° 24′ 25″[1] |
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| Redshift | 4378 ± 6 km/s[1] |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | E pec[1] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 1′.1× 0′.7[1] |
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| Other designations |
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| PGC 48893[1] |
NGC 5291 is a system of interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus. It is surrounded by a collisional ring, containing a young and star-forming tidal dwarf galaxy,[2] where dark matter has been detected.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5291. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ Médéric Boquien; Pierre-Alain Duc; Jonathan Braine; Elias Brinks; et al. (2007). "Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 467 (1): 93–106. arXiv:astro-ph/0703002. Bibcode:2007A&A...467...93B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066692. S2CID 5822678.
- ^ Frédéric Bournaud; Pierre-Alain Duc; Elias Brinks; Médéric Boquien; et al. (2007). "Missing Mass in Collisional Debris from Galaxies". Science. 316 (5828): 1166–1169. arXiv:0705.1356. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1166B. doi:10.1126/science.1142114. PMID 17495138. S2CID 20946839.
External links
- Spitzer Space Telescope page on NGC 5291
- detailed info. on NGC 5291
- Link to NGC 5291
Astronomical catalogs
| NGC | - NGC 5286
- NGC 5287
- NGC 5288
- NGC 5289
- NGC 5290
- NGC 5291
- NGC 5292
- NGC 5293
- NGC 5294
- NGC 5295
- NGC 5296
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| PGC | - PGC 48889
- PGC 48890
- PGC 48891
- PGC 48892
- PGC 48893
- PGC 48894
- PGC 48895
- PGC 48896
- PGC 48897
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