NGC 5486 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 14h 07m 24.58s[1] |
Declination | +55° 06′ 6.41″ |
Redshift | 0.004563 ± 0.000017 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)m[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.3′ × 1.5′[2] |
Other designations | |
NGC 5486, UGC 09036, PGC 050383 |
NGC 5486 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major 110 million light-years from Earth.[3]
The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 5485 group (LGG 373).
It was discovered on 2 May 1785 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "F, cL" (faint, considerably large)[4] in his catalogues of nebulae.[5][6]