NGC 5406

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NGC 5406
NGC 5406 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension14h 00m 20.1358s[1]
Declination+38° 54′ 55.640″[1]
Redshift0.017969±0.00000667[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,387±2 km/s[1]
Distance140.06 ± 34.21 Mly (42.943 ± 10.489 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1g[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)bc[1]
Size~86,300 ly (26.47 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.04′ × 1.10′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 13582+3909, 2MASX J14002009+3854553, UGC 8925, MCG +07-29-031, PGC 49847, CGCG 219-038[1]

NGC 5406 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,571±13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 268.0 ± 18.8 Mly (82.17 ± 5.76 Mpc).[1] However, seven non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 140.06 ± 34.21 Mly (42.943 ± 10.489 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 16 May 1787.[3][4]

NGC 5406 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[5][6]

According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5406 and NGC 5407 form a pair of galaxies.[7]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5406:

  • SN 1977B (type unknown, mag. 14) was discovered by Hungarian Astronomer Miklós Lovas on 18 March 1977.[8][9]
  • PSN J14002117+3854517 (Type II, mag. 18.2) was discovered by Paolo Campaner and the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 18 February 2015.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 5406". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 5406". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5406". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Toba, Y.; Oyabu, S.; Matsuhara, H.; Malkan, M. A.; Gandhi, P.; Nakagawa, T.; Isobe, N.; Shirahata, M.; Oi, N.; Ohyama, Y.; Takita, S.; Yamauchi, C.; Yano, K. (2014). "Luminosity and Redshift Dependence of the Covering Factor of Active Galactic Nuclei viewed with WISE and Sloan Digital Sky Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 788 (1): 45. arXiv:1404.4937. Bibcode:2014ApJ...788...45T. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/45.
  6. ↑ "NGC 5406". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Mahtessian, A. P. (1998). "Groups of galaxies. III. Some empirical characteristics". Astrophysics. 41 (3): 308–321. Bibcode:1998Ap.....41..308M. doi:10.1007/BF03036100.
  8. ↑ Szeidl, B.; Lovas, M. (1977). "Supernova in NGC 5406". International Astronomical Union Circular (3053): 2. Bibcode:1977IAUC.3053....2S.
  9. ↑ "SN 1977B". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Bishop, David (26 January 2026). "Bright Supernovae - 2015 - entry for PSN J14002117+3854517". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Ochner, P.; Benetti, S.; Pastorello, A.; Cappellaro, E.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Tartaglia, L.; Terreran, G.; Tomasella, L.; Turatto, M.; Zaggia, S.; Patat, F. (2015). "Asiago spectroscopic observation of PSN J14002117+3854517 in NGC 5406". The Astronomer's Telegram. 7107: 1. Bibcode:2015ATel.7107....1O.
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