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| epoch = [[J2000]]
| epoch = [[J2000]]
| constellation name = [[Boötes]]
| constellation name = [[Boötes]]
| ra = {{RA|15|12|45.453}}<ref name=2MASS>{{cite journal |doi=10.1086/498708 |last1=Skrutskie |first1=Michael F. |last2=Cutri |first2=Roc M. |last3=Stiening |first3=Rae |last4=Weinberg |first4=Martin D. |last5=Schneider |first5=Stephen E. |last6=Carpenter |first6=John M. |last7=Beichman |first7=Charles A. |last8=Capps |first8=Richard W. |last9=Chester |first9=Thomas |last10=Elias |first10=Jonathan H. |last11=Huchra |first11=John P. |last12=Liebert |first12=James W. |last13=Lonsdale |first13=Carol J. |last14=Monet |first14=David G. |last15=Price |first15=Stephan |last16=Seitzer |first16=Patrick |last17=Jarrett |first17=Thomas H. |last18=Kirkpatrick |first18=J. Davy |last19=Gizis |first19=John E. |last20=Howard |first20=Elizabeth V. |last21=Evans |first21=Tracey E. |last22=Fowler |first22=John W. |last23=Fullmer |first23=Linda |last24=Hurt |first24=Robert L. |last25=Light |first25=Robert M. |last26=Kopan |first26=Eugene L. |last27=Marsh |first27=Kenneth A. |last28=McCallon |first28=Howard L. |last29=Tam |first29=Robert |last30=Van Dyk |first30=Schuyler D. |last31=Wheelock |first31=Sherry L. |title=The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) |journal=The Astronomical Journal |date=1 February 2006 |volume=131 |issue=2 |pages=1163–1183 |bibcode=2006AJ....131.1163S |s2cid=18913331 |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AJ....131.1163S/abstract |issn=0004-6256 }}</ref>
| ra = {{RA|15|12|45.453}}<ref name=2MASS>{{cite journal |doi=10.1086/498708 |last1=Skrutskie |first1=Michael F. |last2=Cutri |first2=Roc M. |last3=Stiening |first3=Rae |last4=Weinberg |first4=Martin D. |last5=Schneider |first5=Stephen E. |last6=Carpenter |first6=John M. |last7=Beichman |first7=Charles A. |last8=Capps |first8=Richard W. |last9=Chester |first9=Thomas |last10=Elias |first10=Jonathan H. |last11=Huchra |first11=John P. |last12=Liebert |first12=James W. |last13=Lonsdale |first13=Carol J. |last14=Monet |first14=David G. |last15=Price |first15=Stephan |last16=Seitzer |first16=Patrick |last17=Jarrett |first17=Thomas H. |last18=Kirkpatrick |first18=J. Davy |last19=Gizis |first19=John E. |last20=Howard |first20=Elizabeth V. |last21=Evans |first21=Tracey E. |last22=Fowler |first22=John W. |last23=Fullmer |first23=Linda |last24=Hurt |first24=Robert L. |last25=Light |first25=Robert M. |last26=Kopan |first26=Eugene L. |last27=Marsh |first27=Kenneth A. |last28=McCallon |first28=Howard L. |last29=Tam |first29=Robert |last30=Van Dyk |first30=Schuyler D. |last31=Wheelock |first31=Sherry L. |title=The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) |journal=The Astronomical Journal |date=1 February 2006 |volume=131 |issue=2 |pages=1163–1183 |bibcode=2006AJ....131.1163S |s2cid=18913331 |issn=0004-6256 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
| dec = {{DEC|+41|14|00.87}}<ref name=2MASS/>
| dec = {{DEC|+41|14|00.87}}<ref name=2MASS/>
| h_radial_v = 8230 km/s<ref name=SIMBAD/>
| h_radial_v = 8230 km/s<ref name=SIMBAD/>
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| names = {{odlist|UGC=|MCG=|PGC=54298}}<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad|title=NGC 5886|accessdate=2021-02-19}}</ref>
| names = {{odlist | CGCG= 221-036 | PGC=54298}}<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad|title=NGC 5886|accessdate=2021-02-19}}</ref>
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'''NGC 5886'''<ref name=NED/> is an +14 magnitude [[elliptical galaxy]] in the constellation [[Boötes]]. It was originally discovered by [[John Herschel]] in 1828<ref name=cseligman>{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58a.htm#5886|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5850 - 5899|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-19}}</ref> with an 18.7 inch [[Reflecting telescope|reflector]].
'''NGC 5886'''<ref name=NED/> is an +14 magnitude [[elliptical galaxy]] in the constellation [[Boötes]]. It was originally discovered by [[John Herschel]] on 13 May 1828<ref name=cseligman>{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58a.htm#5886|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5850 - 5899|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-19}}</ref> with an {{convert|18.7|in}} [[Reflecting telescope|reflector]].

One [[supernova]] has been observed in NGC 5886: SN{{nbsp}}2020nln ([[type Ia supernova|type{{nbsp}}Ia]], mag. 18.1).<ref>{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2020nln | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020nln | publisher = [[International_Astronomical_Union|IAU]] | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of NGC objects (5001–6000)]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Elliptical galaxies]]
[[Category:Elliptical galaxies]]
[[Category:NGC objects|5886]]
[[Category:NGC objects|5886]]
[[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|054298]]

[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1828|18280513]]
[[Category:Discoveries by John Herschel]]


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 5 September 2024

NGC 5886
SDSS image of NGC 5886
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension15h 12m 45.453s[1]
Declination+41° 14′ 00.87″[1]
Redshift0.02784[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity8230 km/s[2]
Distance406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.87[4]
Characteristics
TypeE0[3]
Other designations
PGC 54298, CGCG 221-036[2]

NGC 5886[3] is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel on 13 May 1828[5] with an 18.7 inches (470 mm) reflector.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5886: SN 2020nln (type Ia, mag. 18.1).[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 5886". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 5886 (NGC 5886)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. ^ "Search specification: NGC 5886". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5850 - 5899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. ^ "SN 2020nln". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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