NGC 5920

NGC 5920
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15h 21m 51.85s
Declination+07d 42m 31.75s
Redshift0.04419
Heliocentric radial velocity13,584 km/s
Distance712 Mly (218.3 Mpc)
Group or clusterMKW 3
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Apparent magnitude (B)14.7
Characteristics
TypeRadio galaxy, BCG
Size300,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 54839, UGC 9822, 4C 07.41, Z 49-145, FIRST J152151.85+074231, PKS 1519+07, 3C 318.1

NGC 5920 is a large lenticular galaxy located in the Serpens constellation.[1][2][3] Discovered on March 30, 1887, by American astronomer Lewis Swift,[4] NGC 5920 is 711 million light-years distant from planet Earth.[5] It is a narrow-line radio galaxy[6] and about 300,000 light-years in diameter.

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  2. ^ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 5920 | galaxy in Serpens | NGC List". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5900 - 5949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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  6. ^ Speranza, G.; Balmaverde, B.; Capetti, A.; Massaro, F.; Tremblay, G.; Marconi, A.; Venturi, G.; Chiaberge, M.; Baldi, R. D.; Baum, S.; Grandi, P.; Meyer, E. T.; O'Dea, C.; Sparks, W.; Terrazas, B. A. (2021-09-01). "The MURALES survey - IV. Searching for nuclear outflows in 3C radio galaxies at z < 0.3 with MUSE observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 653: A150. arXiv:2106.09743. Bibcode:2021A&A...653A.150S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140686. ISSN 0004-6361.