NGC 5123
| NGC 5123 | |
|---|---|
NGC 5123 imaged by Pan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h 23m 10.5284s[1] |
| Declination | +43° 05′ 10.750″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027658±0.00000900[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,292±3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 408.3 ± 28.6 Mly (125.18 ± 8.76 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd[1] |
| Size | ~172,200 ly (52.81 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.20′ × 1.11′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 13209+4320, 2MASX J13231050+4305108, UGC 8415, MCG +07-28-005, PGC 46767, CGCG 218-006[1] | |
NGC 5123 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8,487±14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 408.3 ± 28.6 Mly (125.18 ± 8.76 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787.[2]
NGC 5123 is a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.[3][4]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5123:
- SN 2008dz (Type II, mag. 17.4) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Robert Gagliano on 6 July 2008.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5123". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5123". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "NGC 5123". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Best, P. N.; Heckman, T. M. (2012). "On the fundamental dichotomy in the local radio-AGN population: Accretion, evolution and host galaxy properties". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 421 (2): 1569. arXiv:1201.2397. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.421.1569B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20414.x.
- ^ Puckett, T.; Gagliano, R.; Orff, T. (2008). "Supernova 2008dz in NGC 5123". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1430): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1430....1P.
- ^ "SN 2008dz". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
External links
- Media related to NGC 5123 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 5123 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images