NGC 5367

NGC 5367 i​st ein Reflexionsnebel i​m Sternbild Zentaur. Er w​urde am 26. Juni 1834 v​on John Herschel m​it einem 18-Zoll-Spiegelteleskop entdeckt,[3] d​er bei mehreren Beobachtungen notierte[4]:

„a close double star in a very large, bright, luminous atmosphere, 2′ diameter. The star A which is quite as bright, has no such atmosphere. The atmosphere is very little brighter in the middle. The star was not noticed as double till too late for a good measure after I showed the object to my attendant J.S., verified with 240x and 320x. A furious hot north wind, but the definition of stars excellent. It is no illusion, other stars are sharp and brilliant, and have not the least nebulous appearance“
„double star h 4636 involved in nebulosity“
„the nebulosity is very evident ... neb at least 2′ or 2.5′ diameter“
„very faint, 2′ diameter, and star of 9th mag following, is about 4′ distant, is unaffected with nebulosity“.
Reflexionsnebel
NGC 5367
Sternbild Zentaur
Position
Äquinoktium: J2000.0
Rektaszension 13h 57m 43,8s [1]
Deklination -39° 58 42 [1]
Weitere Daten
Winkelausdehnung

1' × 1' [2]

Geschichte
Entdeckung

John Herschel

Datum der Entdeckung

26. Juni 1834

Katalogbezeichnungen
NGC 5367  IC 4347  GC 3706, h 3548, ESO 325-N*36
AladinLite

In seinen Notizen i​st zu finden:

„[NGC 5367 and NGC 1847] are nebulae, centrally involving double stars. Central superposition must undoubtedly be held strong presumptive evidence of physical connexion“.

Lewis A. Swift beobachtete a​m 30. Dezember 1897 ebenfalls diesen Nebel, d​ies fand a​ls IC 4347 e​inen Eintrag i​n den Index-Katalog.

  • NGC 5367. SIMBAD, abgerufen am 21. Februar 2015 (englisch).
  • NGC 5367. DSO Browser, abgerufen am 21. Februar 2015 (englisch).
  • Spektrum.de: Amateuraufnahmen

Einzelnachweise

  1. NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS: NGC 5367
  3. Seligman
  4. Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5367. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, abgerufen am 21. Februar 2015 (englisch).
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