NGC 5384

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Right ascension13h 58m 12.850s[1]
Declination+06° 31 04.80[1]
NGC 5384
SDSS image of NGC 5384
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 58m 12.850s[1]
Declination+06° 31 04.80[1]
Redshift0.01699[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5050 ± 3 km/s[2]
Distance258.3 ± 18.2 Mly (79.21 ± 5.57 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterNGC 5374 group (LGG 368)
Characteristics
TypeS0[3]
Apparent size (V)0.617 × 0.419[2]
Other designations
UGC 8886, MCG +01-36-008, PGC 49707[2]

NGC 5384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on May 8, 1864, by the astronomer Albert Marth.[4] It is located about 250 million light-years (79.21 megaparsecs) away.[3]

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