NGC 5253

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NGC 5253

Image of NGC 5253 as seen with the ACS camera on the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 13h 39m 55.9s[1]
Declination -31° 38′ 24″[1]
Redshift 407 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance 10.9 ± 0.6 Mly (3.33 ± 0.17 Mpc)[2]
Type Im pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 5′.0 × 1′.9[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.9[1]
Other designations
UGCA 369,[1] PGC 48334,[1] Haro 10[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5253 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 15 March 1787[3].

[edit] Galaxy group information

NGC 5253 is located within the M83 Subgroup of the Centaurus A/M83 Group, a relatively nearby group of galaxies that includes the radio galaxy Centaurus A and the spiral galaxy M83 (the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy).[4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 5253. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
  2. ^ Ferrarese, Laura; Ford, Holland C.; Huchra, John; Kennicutt, Robert C., Jr.; Mould, Jeremy R.; Sakai, Shoko; Freedman, Wendy L.; Stetson, Peter B.; Madore, Barry F.; Gibson, Brad K.; Graham, John A.; Hughes, Shaun M.; Illingworth, Garth D.; Kelson, Daniel D.; Macri, Lucas; Sebo, Kim; Silbermann, N. A. (2000). "A Database of Cepheid Distance Moduli and Tip of the Red Giant Branch, Globular Cluster Luminosity Function, Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Data Useful for Distance Determinations". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 128 (2): 431–459. doi:10.1086/313391. 
  3. ^ The scientific papers of Sir William Herschel by J. L. E. Dreyer. Royal Astronomical Society London 1912.
  4. ^ I. D. Karachentsev, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, E. K. Grebel, D. Geisler, P. Guhathakurta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachetseva, A. Sarajedini, P. Seitzer (2002). "New distances to galaxies in the Centaurus A group". Astronomy and Astrophysics 385: 21–31. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020042. 
  5. ^ I. D. Karachentsev (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal 129: 178–188. doi:10.1086/426368. 


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