Arianespace to launch HellaSat-4/SGS-1 for Arabsat and KACST Arianespace, Arabsat and King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced today the signature of a launch service contract for the Hellasat-4/Saudi Geo Satellite-1 satellite. The satellite will be built by Lockhe...
NGC 5646 (also MCG 6-32-45, IRAS14274+3540, UGC 9312 and PGC 51779) is a magnitude +14.2 barred spiral galaxy located 394 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille O...
NGC 5603 (also NGC 5603A, IRAS 14210+4036, MCG 7-30-8, UGC 9217 and PGC 51382) is a magnitude +13.0 face-on spiral galaxy located 260 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 spe...
NGC 5598 (also MCG 7-30-4, UGC 9209 and PGC 51354) is a magnitude +13.0 lenticular galaxy located 251 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road...
NGC 5541 (also IRAS 14144+3949, MCG 7-29-59, UGC 9139 and PGC 50991) are a pair of magnitude +12.6 and +14.7 spiral galaxies located 354 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxies were discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/...
NGC 5536 (also IRAS 14143+3944, MCG 7-29-57, UGC 9136 and PGC 50986) is a magnitude +13.6 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 269 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 specu...
NGC 5974 (also UGC 9952, MCG 5-37-10, IRAS15370+3155 and PGC 55694) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 92 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wi...
NGC 5611 (also MCG 6-32-20, UGC 9227 and PGC 51431) is a magnitude +12.6 lenticular galaxy located 93 million light-years away in the constellation Bootes. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on...
NGC 5166 (also NGC 5166A, IRAS 13259+3217, MCG 5-32-26, UGC 8463 and PGC 47234) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 214 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum refl...
NGC 5098 (also PGC 46529 and PGC 46515) are a pair of magnitude +14.1 and +14.6 elliptical galaxies located 499 and 516 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 5098 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wi...
NGC 4959 (also MCG 6-29-29 and PGC 45301) is a magnitude +14.5 face-on spiral galaxy located 449 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough...
NGC 4113 (also NGC 4122, MCG 6-27-11 and PGC 38451) is a magnitude +14.7 barred spiral galaxy located 366 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road...
NGC 3836 (also MCG -3-30-10, VV 477, IRAS11409-1631 and PGC 36445) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 169 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refracting telescope at the Arcetr...
NGC 3820 (also MCG 2-30-14, HCG 58E and PGC 36308) is a magnitude +14.5 spiral galaxy located 280 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on t...
NGC 3788 (also MCG 5-28-9, PGC 36160, UGC 6623, and Arp 294 (with NGC 3786)) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 124 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 3786: these two galaxies are listed as Ar...