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]
NGC 5384 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 13h 58m 12.850s[1] |
Declination | +06° 31′ 04.80″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01699[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5050 ± 3 km/s[2] |
Distance | 258.3 ± 18.2 Mly (79.21 ± 5.57 Mpc)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.617′ × 0.419′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8886, MCG +01-36-008, PGC 49707[2] |