NGC 5890

NGC 5890
Observation data
Right ascension 15h 17m 51.1s
Declination 17° 35 19
Characteristics
Type SA0 [1]

NGC 5890 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra.[2] It was discovered in April 1785 by Ormond Stone.[3]

Sources

  1. NED, NGC 5890 (accessed 2012-03-20)
  2. SEDS, Revised NGC Data for NGC 5890
  3. Courtney Seligman, "NGC Objects: NGC 5850 - 5899"


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