NGC 5846 Group

Alt. Designations:

NGC 5846

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Right Ascension:

15h 06m 29.0s

Declination:

+01° 36´ 19"

Visual Magnitude:

10.1

Apparent Dimension:

4.0´ X 3.7´

Alt. Designations:

NGC 5850

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Right Ascension:

15h 07m 07.5s

Declination:

+01° 32´ 39"

Visual Magnitude:

10.8

Apparent Dimension:

4.5´ X 3.9´

Alt. Designations:

NGC 5845

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Right Ascension:

15h 06m 00.6s

Declination:

+01° 38´ 01"

Visual Magnitude:

12.5

Apparent Dimension:

0.7´ X 0.5´

Alt. Designations:

NGC 5839

Object Type:

spiral galaxy

Right Ascension:

15h 05m 27.4s

Declination:

+01° 38´ 04"

Visual Magnitude:

12.7

Apparent Dimension:

1.3´ X 1.2´

Distance:

85 mly

Constellation:

Virgo

Best Month To View:

Apr

There is a group of galaxies in Eastern Virgo, located an approximate distance of 85 million light years from Earth. The center of the group is dominated by the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5846. Its nearby companion, NGC 5850 just to the left, is a classic face on barred spiral galaxy. Just to the right is the smaller elliptical NGC 5845 and further to the right is brighter NGC 5839.