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NGC 5806
NGC 5806, LEDA 53578, MCG+00-38-014, UGC 9645, II 539, h 1894, GC 4021
Type: galaxy (AGN), Sb
Mag: B=12.9, V=?
Size: 3.019′ x 1.584′
PA: 170°
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H II-539
Discovered in 1785 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "pB, cL, lE, gbM."
Published comments
Photo index
by Jim Lucyk: Rev.Shapley-Ames Cat.of Bright Gal. (Sandage,Tammann 1981) p123.
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
(Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads EL,SLDIF,HISB,BM,KNY.
Sandage, A. et al. (1975) Galaxies and the Universe
G. de Vaucouleurs ("Galaxies and the Universe", Chapter 14 - Nearby Groups of Galaxies) notes that the five brightest members of the NGC 5846 group are NGC 5846, NGC 5813, NGC 5838, NGC 5850 & NGC 5806.
de Vaucouleurs, G. (1975)
de Vaucouleurs, G. (1975) Nearby groups of galaxies. In: Kuiper, G. (ed) Stars and Stellar Systems. Volume 9: Galaxies and the Universe. Chapter 14, p557.
Brightest members: 5846 ( B(0) = 11.76), 5813 ( B(0) = 12.09), 5838 ( B(0) = 12.14), 5850 ( B(0) = 12.25), 5806 ( B(0) = 12.70).
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2011 6 2 22:29:53
Observing site: Little Bennett Regional Park
Telescope: C-11
[14h 60m 0s, 1° 54m 0s] A large, faint galaxy with hardly any nucleus.
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