Interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus
NGC 5291
NGC 5291 image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Centaurus
Right ascension
13h 47m 24.5s[1]
Declination
−30° 24′ 25″[1]
Redshift
4378 ± 6 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
15.1[1]
Characteristics
Type
E pec[1]
Apparent size (V)
1′.1× 0′.7[1]
Other designations
PGC 48893[1]
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NGC 5291 is a system of interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus. It is surrounded by a collisional ring, containing a young and star-forming tidal dwarf galaxy,[2] where dark matter has been detected.[3]
^ abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5291. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
^Médéric Boquien; Pierre-Alain Duc; Jonathan Braine; Elias Brinks; et al. (2007). "Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 467 (1): 93–106. arXiv:astro-ph/0703002. Bibcode:2007A&A...467...93B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066692. S2CID 5822678.
^Frédéric Bournaud; Pierre-Alain Duc; Elias Brinks; Médéric Boquien; et al. (2007). "Missing Mass in Collisional Debris from Galaxies". Science. 316 (5828): 1166–1169. arXiv:0705.1356. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1166B. doi:10.1126/science.1142114. PMID 17495138. S2CID 20946839.
NGC5291 is a system of interacting galaxies in the constellation Centaurus. It is surrounded by a collisional ring, containing a young and star-forming...
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