Q1120046

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 14 06 34.9186
Declination: −05 ° 27 ′ 11.057 ″
Redshift: 0.009480 ± 0.000013
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2,842 ± 4 km / s
Distance: 138 ± 22.7 Mly (42.5 ± 7.0 Mpc )
Type: SAB(rs)cd
Size: ~108,700 ly (33.32 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.6′ × 2.4′

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Image: A Dramatic Demise NGC 5468.jpg

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NGC 5468 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 140 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5468 is about 110,000 light-years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on 5 March 1785.

NGC 5468 is seen face-on, and the spiral pattern is open. The two principal arms emanate from a small bar and start to branch into several thin fragments after some distance. Three large H II regions and some fainter ones can be seen in the images of the Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. These regions feature intense star formation. SN 2005P was located at the edge of one of these regions. As of 2024, NGC 5468 is the most distant galaxy in which Hubble Space Telescope has detected Cepheid variable stars, which are important milepost markers for measuring distances.