| NGC 5252 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5252 by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 38m 15.9s[1] |
| Declination | +04° 32′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023093 ± 0.000005 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,923 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 221 Mly (67.9 Mpc)[1] 320 Mly (98.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 0.8′[1] |
| Notable features | Seyfert galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8622, MCG +01-35-022, PGC 48189[1] | |
NGC 5252 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 220 to 320 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5252 is about 100,000 light years across.[1] It was discovered by William Herschel on February 2, 1786.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5252. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Kim, Minjin; Ho, Luis C.; Wang, Junfeng; Fabbiano, Giuseppina; Bianchi, Stefano; Cappi, Massimo; Dadina, Mauro; Malaguti, Giuseppe; Wang, Chen (10 November 2015). "An Off-Nucleus Nonstellar Black Hole in the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 5252". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (1): 8. arXiv:1510.08854. Bibcode:2015ApJ...814....8K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/1/8. S2CID 119121191.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5252". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.