NGC 5291 | |
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NGC 5291 image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13 47 24.5 |
Declination | −30° 24′ 25″ |
Redshift | 4378 ± 6 km/s |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E pec |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.1× 0′.7 |
Other designations | |
PGC 48893 |
NGC 5291 is a system of interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus. It is surrounded by a collisional ring, containing a young and star-forming tidal dwarf galaxy, where dark matter has been detected.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5291. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- Médéric Boquien; Pierre-Alain Duc; Jonathan Braine; Elias Brinks; et al. (2007). "Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 467 (1): 93–106. arXiv:astro-ph/0703002. Bibcode:2007A&A...467...93B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066692. S2CID 5822678.
- Frédéric Bournaud; Pierre-Alain Duc; Elias Brinks; Médéric Boquien; et al. (2007). "Missing Mass in Collisional Debris from Galaxies". Science. 316 (5828): 1166–1169. arXiv:0705.1356. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1166B. doi:10.1126/science.1142114. PMID 17495138. S2CID 20946839.
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