NGC 5408
E480178
NGC 5408 is a dwarf irregular galaxy notable for hosting an ultraluminous X-ray source and active star formation, located in the nearby Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ galaxy ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
ESO catalogue
NERFINISHED
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NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
ESO 272-25
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIPASS J1403-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ IRAS 13599-4102 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 50033 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | 1.6′ × 1.0′ ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | 11.5 ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue ⓘ |
| hasConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −41° 22′ ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryCatalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistance |
~15.7 million light-years
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~4.8 Mpc ⓘ |
| hasDustContent | moderate dust ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | group galaxy ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | Magellanic-type irregular ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | gas-rich ⓘ |
| hasLuminosityClass | low-luminosity galaxy ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | low metallicity ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | IB(s)m ⓘ |
| hasNeutralHydrogen | extended H I envelope ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | ultraluminous X-ray source ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | 579 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | 0.00193 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 14h 03m 20s ⓘ |
| hasSpectralFeature | strong emission lines ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | active ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationHistory | recent starburst episodes ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRegion | H II regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
older underlying population
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young massive stars ⓘ |
| hasXRaySourceType | ultraluminous X-ray source ⓘ |
| hosts | NGC 5408 X-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearbyTo |
M83
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 5253 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
local universe
ⓘ
southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Centaurus A Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centaurus A/M83 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.