| NGC 5886 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5886
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h12m 45.453s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 14′ 00.87″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02784[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8230 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 406.6 ± 28.5 Mly (124.66 ± 8.73 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.87[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[3] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54298[2] | |
NGC 5886[3] is an +14 magnitude elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was originally discovered by John Herschel in 1828[5] with an 18.7 inch reflector.
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