NGC 5198

NGC 5198 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on May 12, 1787.^[6]

NGC 5198
SDSS image of NGC 5198
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13h 30m 11.411s[1]
Declination	+46° 40′ 14.99″[1]
Redshift	0.008466[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2527 ± 48 km/s[2]
Distance	129 Mly (39.6 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.78[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.71[4]
Characteristics
Type	E1-2:[5]
Other designations
UGC 8499, MCG +08-25-015, PGC 47441[2]