NGC 5068

NGC 5068
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 5068
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 18m 54.7658s
Declination−21° 02′ 19.705″
Redshift0.002235
Heliocentric radial velocity670 ± 1 km/s
Distance22 Mly (6.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)d
Size~68,200 ly (20.91 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)7.2′ × 6.3′
Other designations
ESO 576- G 029, IRAS 13161-2046, UGCA 345, MCG -03-34-046, PGC 46400

NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1785.

Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 5068 yet, a luminous red nova, designated AT 2020hat (type LRN, mag. 17.8), was discovered by ATLAS on 12 April 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5068. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
  2. 1 2 Kepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide. Vol. 2. Willmann-Bell, Inc. pp. 464–465. ISBN 978-0-943396-60-6.
  3. ↑ Materne, J. (April 1979). "The structure of nearby groups of galaxies - Quantitative membership probabilities". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 74 (2): 235–243. Bibcode:1979A&A....74..235M.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5068". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "AT 2020hat". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Pastorello, A.; et al. (2021). "Forbidden hugs in pandemic times. II. The luminous red nova variety: AT 2020hat and AT 2020kog". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 647: A93. arXiv:2011.10590. Bibcode:2021A&A...647A..93P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039953.