NGC 5473 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel.[6] Located roughly 85 million light-years (26.2 megaparsecs) away, it is part of a small galaxy group including NGC 5475 and NGC 5485.[3]
| NGC 5473 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5473 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 14h 04m 43.22677s[1] |
| Declination | +54° 53′ 33.5103″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006558[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1960 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 85 Mly (26.2 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.47[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.37[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0−(s):[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9011, MCG +09-23-031, PGC 50191[2] | |
References
External links
Media related to NGC 5473 at Wikimedia Commons