NGC 5314

NGC 5314 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9636 ± 100 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 142.13 ± 10.17 Mpc (~463 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 April 1886.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5314: SN 2023eyz (type Ia, mag. 20.4) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 8 April 2023.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5314". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5314". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "SN 2023eyz". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.