NGC 5334

NGC 5334 is a face-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1668 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.2 ± 5.7 Mly (24.60 ± 1.75 Mpc).^[1] However, five non-redshift measurements give a distance of 108.68 ± 7.45 Mly (33.320 ± 2.283 Mpc).^[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 April 1787.^[3] It was also observed by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 April 1897 and listed in the Index Catalogue as IC 4338.^[3]

NGC 5334
NGC 5334 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13h 52m 54.479s[1]
Declination	−01° 06′ 52.035″[1]
Redshift	0.004623[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1386 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance	80.2 ± 5.7 Mly (24.60 ± 1.75 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)c[1]
Size	~142,300 ly (43.62 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.9′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 13502-0051, IC 4338, UGC 8790, MCG +00-35-024, PGC 49308, CGCG 017-088[1]

NGC 5334 is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.^[4]

Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 5334 yet, a luminous blue variable, designated SN 2003gm (type LBV, mag. 17), was discovered on 6 July 2003.^[5][6]

See also

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)