NGC 5164 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,335±10 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 352.8 ± 24.7 Mly (108.18 ± 7.57 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by William Herschel on 14 April 1789.[2]

NGC 5164
NGC 5164 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension13h 27m 11.9191s[1]
Declination+55° 29 14.214[1]
Redshift0.024011±0.0000125[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7,198±4 km/s[1]
Distance352.8 ± 24.7 Mly (108.18 ± 7.57 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb [1]
Apparent size (V)1.3′ × 1.0′[1]
Other designations
IRAS F13252+5544, 2MASX J13271189+5529135, UGC 8458, MCG +09-22-063, PGC 47124, CGCG 271-041[1]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 5164: SN 2011em (Type Ia, mag. 16.8) was discovered by Masaki Tsuboi on 4 August 2011.[3][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for object NGC 5164". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 5150 - 5199". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. Nakano, S.; Kawabata, K. S.; Minamoto, H.; Yamanaka, M. (2011). "Supernova 2011ek; Supernova 2011em in NGC 5164 = PSN J13271319+5529174". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2785): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2785....1N.
  4. "SN 2011em". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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