NGC 5716
| NGC 5716 | |
|---|---|
NGC 5716 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Right ascension | 14h 41m 05.5473s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 28′ 37.177″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013860±0.0000100[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,155±3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 129.70 ± 1.43 Mly (39.767 ± 0.437 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.25[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c[1] |
| Size | ~75,300 ly (23.08 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 14383-1715, 2MASX J14410551-1728369, MCG -03-37-004, PGC 52458[1] | |
NGC 5716 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Libra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,384±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 210.9 ± 14.8 Mly (64.66 ± 4.53 Mpc).[1] However, three non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 129.70 ± 1.43 Mly (39.767 ± 0.437 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 May 1787.[3][4]
NGC 5716 has a possible 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.[5][6]
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5716:
- SN 2024adxu (Type II, mag. 15.8337) was discovered by the Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 12 December 2024.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5716". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 5716". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5716". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
- ^ "NGC 5716". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "SN 2024adxu". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
External links
- NGC 5716 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images