- Source: NGC 5260
NGC 5260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6789 ± 21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 100.13 ± 7.02 Mpc (∼327 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 6 April 1885.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 5260 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5260: SN 2022jkx (type Ib, mag. 18.8) and SN 2023dtd (type II, mag. 18.5).
See also
List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
References
External links
Media related to NGC 5260 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 5260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
