| NGC 5746 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5746 imaged by the Liverpool Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 44m 55.918s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 57′ 18.011″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005764[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1728 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 99 Mly[2] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 5746 Group (LGG 386) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)b? edge-on[1] |
| Size | ~194,300 ly (59.56 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.4′ × 1′.[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 14424+0209, UGC 9499, MCG +00-38-005, PGC 52665, CGCG 020-012[1] | |
NGC 5746 (also known as the Mini Sombrero Galaxy[3][4]) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the eastern part of the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered on 24 February 1786 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[5] It is the lead member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies (also known as LGG 386), itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[6]
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- ^ "Best distance estimate from Cosmic Flows 3 Individual Galaxy Info for UGC09499". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes". Astronomy Magazine. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5746". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.