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NGC 5164
NGC 5164
NGC 5164 2MASS (near-infrared)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension13h 27m 11.9s[1]
Declination+55° 29 14[1]
Redshift0.024076[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7218 ± 49 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb [1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 × 1.0 [1]
Other designations
UGC 8458,[1] PGC 47124[1]

NGC 5164 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789.[2]

Image of NGC 5164 created using the Aladin Sky Atlas software from the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center and SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) public data

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