NGC 5253

NGC 5253
Stellar Clusters Forming in the Blue Dwarf Galaxy NGC 5253 = J2000
Observation data
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	13h 39m 55.9s[1]
Declination	-31° 38′ 24″[1]
Redshift	407 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance	10.9 ± 0.6 Mly (3.33 ± 0.17 Mpc)[2]
Type	Im pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′.0 × 1′.9[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.9[1]
Other designations
UGCA 369,[1] PGC 48334,[1] Haro 10[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5253 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 15 March 1787^[3].

Galaxy group information

NGC 5253 is located within the M83 Subgroup of the Centaurus A/M83 Group, a relatively nearby group of galaxies that includes the radio galaxy Centaurus A and the spiral galaxy M83 (the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy).

NGC 5253 is considered a dwarf starburst galaxy.^[4] Supernova 1972E, the brightest supernova visible from Earth (visual magnitude of 8.5) in the 20th century after 1987A, occurred in this galaxy. ^[5][6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5253. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
2. ^ Ferrarese, Laura; Ford, Holland C.; Huchra, John; Kennicutt, Robert C., Jr.; Mould, Jeremy R.; Sakai, Shoko; Freedman, Wendy L.; Stetson, Peter B.; Madore, Barry F.; Gibson, Brad K.; Graham, John A.; Hughes, Shaun M.; Illingworth, Garth D.; Kelson, Daniel D.; Macri, Lucas; Sebo, Kim; Silbermann, N. A. (2000). "A Database of Cepheid Distance Moduli and Tip of the Red Giant Branch, Globular Cluster Luminosity Function, Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Data Useful for Distance Determinations". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 128 (2): 431–459. arXiv:astro-ph/9910501. Bibcode 2000ApJS..128..431F. doi:10.1086/313391. 
3. ^ The scientific papers of Sir William Herschel by J. L. E. Dreyer. Royal Astronomical Society London 1912.
4. ^ http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1109/1109.6360v1.pdf
5. ^ I. D. Karachentsev, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, E. K. Grebel, D. Geisler, P. Guhathakurta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachetseva, A. Sarajedini, P. Seitzer (2002). "New distances to galax ies in the Centaurus A group". Astronomy and Astrophysics 385 (1): 21–31. Bibcode 2002A&A...385...21K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020042. 
6. ^ I. D. Karachentsev (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal 129 (1): 178–188. arXiv:astro-ph/0410065. Bibcode 2005AJ....129..178K. doi:10.1086/426368.