NGC 5626

NGC 5626
The lenticular galaxy NGC 5626.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	14h 29m 49.09s[1]
Declination	−29° 44′ 54.5″[1]
Redshift	0.022983[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6890 ± 12 km/s[1]
Distance	342.5 ± 24.0 Mly (105.02 ± 7.36 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)0+[1]
Size	~205,300 ly (62.94 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2' x 1.0'[1]
Other designations
2MASX J14294908-2944544, MCG -05-34-015, PGC 51794, ESO 447- G 008,[1]

NGC 5626 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,120 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 105.0 ± 7.4 Mpc (∼342 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 30 March 1835.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5626: SN 2023kyb (type Ia, mag. 17.7).^[2]

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)

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