Q1116774

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 13 18 54.7658
Declination: −21 ° 02 ′ 19.705 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 670 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 22 Mly (6.8 Mpc )
Type: SB(s)d
Size: ~68,200 ly (20.91 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 7.2′ × 6.3′

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Image: NGC 5068 GALEX.jpg

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Article

NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. 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.