{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Libra}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Sky|15|18|13.5598|-|24|05|52.259}} {{Infobox Galaxy | name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5898 | image = NGC 5898 PanS.jpg | caption = NGC 5898 imaged by [[Pan-STARRS]] | constellation name = [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]] | epoch = [[J2000]] | type = E0{{r|ned}} | ra = {{RA|15|18|13.5598}}<ref name="ned" /> | dec = {{DEC|-24|05|52.259}}<ref name="ned" /> | dist_ly = {{convert|33.93 ± 2.38|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}<ref name="ned" /> | z = 0.007078<ref name="ned" /> | h_radial_v = 2122 ± 4 km/s<ref name="ned" /> | appmag_v = 11.4<ref name="ned" /> | size_v = {{Val|2.7|×|2.6|u=arcminute}}{{r|ned}} | size = ~{{convert|38.39|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)<ref name ="ned" /> | names = {{odlist | UGCA= 404 | PGC=54625 | MCG=-04-36-006 | 2MASX=J15181355-2405526 | name= ESO 514- G 002}}<ref name="ned" /> }}

'''NGC 5898''' is an [[elliptical galaxy]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]]. Its velocity with respect to the [[cosmic microwave background]] is 2301 ± 13&nbsp;km/s, which corresponds to a [[Hubble's law|Hubble distance]] of 33.93 ± 2.38 [[Megaparsec|Mpc]] (~111 million [[light-years]]).<ref name="ned" /> It was discovered by German-British astronomer [[William Herschel]] on 21 May 1784.{{r|selig}}

== NGC 5903 group == According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 5898 is part of the five member NGC 5903 [[Galaxy group|Group]] (also known as [[Lyons Groups of Galaxies|LGG]] 398). The other four galaxies are {{ill|NGC 5903|fr}}, {{ill|IC 4538|fr}}, {{ill|ESO 514-3|d|Q60239422}}, and {{ill|UGCA 408|d|Q60239480}}.{{r|garcia|LGG398}}

==Supernova== One [[supernova]] has been observed in NGC 5898: '''SN 2023mkt''' ([[type Ia supernova|Type Ia]], mag. 18.1665) was discovered by the ''Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events'' (ALeRCE) on 7 July 2023.{{r|TNS-2023mkt}}

==Image gallery== <gallery> File:NGC 5898 hst 06357 702.png|NGC 5898 imaged by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] </gallery>

== See also == * [[List of NGC objects (5001–6000)]]

==References== <references>

<ref name="ned">{{cite web | website = NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database | publisher = [[NASA]] and [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] | title = Results for object NGC 5898 | url = https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+5898 | access-date = 6 August 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="selig">{{cite web | url = https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58a.htm#5898 | title = New General Catalogue Objects: NGC{{nbsp}}5898 | last = Seligman | first = Courtney | website = Celestial Atlas | access-date = 15 December 2024}}</ref>

<ref name=garcia>{{cite journal | bibcode=1993A&AS..100...47G | title=General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups | last1=Garcia | first1=A. M. | journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series | date=1993 | volume=100 | page=47}}</ref>

<ref name=LGG398>{{cite simbad | title=LGG 398 | access-date=9 March 2026}}</ref>

<ref name=TNS-2023mkt>{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2023mkt | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023mkt | publisher = [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] | access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>

</references>

==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} {{WikiSky}}

{{Catalogs|NGC=5898}} {{Libra_(constellation)}} {{NGC objects:5500-5999}}

[[Category:NGC objects|5898]] [[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|054625]] [[Category:MCG objects|-04-36-006]] [[Category:Libra (constellation)]] [[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1784|17840521]] [[Category:Discoveries by William Herschel]] [[Category:Elliptical galaxies]] [[Category:UGCA objects]] [[Category:ESO objects|514- G 002]]