NGC 5353

NGC 5353
NGC 5353 (center) with NGC 5354 (above) imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension13h 53m 26.6971s[1]
Declination+40° 16′ 58.984″[1]
Redshift0.007755±0.0000100[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,325±3 km/s[1]
Distance88.48 ± 7.74 Mly (27.129 ± 2.372 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterHCG 68
Apparent magnitude (V)+11.96[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0 edge-on[1]
Size~99,200 ly (30.41 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
HOLM 555B, IRAS F13513+4031, 2MASX J13532674+4016592, UGC 8813, MCG +07-29-010, PGC 49356, CGCG 219-018[1]

NGC 5353 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,510±13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 120.7 ± 8.5 Mly (37.02 ± 2.60 Mpc).[1] However, seven non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 88.48 ± 7.74 Mly (27.129 ± 2.372 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 January 1788.[3][4]

NGC 5353 is a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.[5][6] It also has an active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[7][6]

Hickson Compact Group 68

NGC 5353 belongs to the Hickson Compact Group 68, which consists of one spiral galaxy, and four lenticular galaxies. The other galaxies in the group are NGC 5354, NGC 5350, NGC 5355, and NGC 5358.[8] The distances of the galaxies in this group range from 121 to 133 million light-years.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5353:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5353". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 5353". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5353". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  5. ^ Condon, J. J.; Matthews, A. M.; Broderick, J. J. (2019). "Radio Sources in the Nearby Universe". The Astrophysical Journal. 872 (2): 148. arXiv:1901.10046. Bibcode:2019ApJ...872..148C. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab0301.
  6. ^ a b "NGC 5353". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  7. ^ Véron-Cetty, M.-P.; Véron, P. (2010). "A catalogue of quasars and active nuclei: 13th edition". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 518: A10. Bibcode:2010A&A...518A..10V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014188.
  8. ^ Hickson, P. (1982). "Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 255: 382. Bibcode:1982ApJ...255..382H. doi:10.1086/159838.
  9. ^ "SN 2019ein". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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