NGC 5975
| Galaxy NGC 5975 |
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![NGC 5975 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5975_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5975 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 39 m 57.97 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 28 ′ 14.9 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 171 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 2107 NGC 6052 group LGG 403 |
| Redshift | 0.014653 ± 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | (4393 ± 2) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(200 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (61.4 ± 4.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | June 19, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5975 • UGC 9963 • PGC 55739 • CGCG 136-046 • MCG + 04-37-019 • IRAS 15377 + 2137 • 2MASX J15395796 + 2128150 • GALEX ASC J153958.05 + 212815.3 • HOLM 718A • LDCE 1140 NED003 | |
NGC 5975 is a 14.1 mag bright spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble-type Sbc in the constellation Snake in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 200 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light-years across. Together with twelve other galaxies, it is considered a member of the NGC 6052 group ( LGG 403 ). In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 1132 .
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on June 19, 1882 .
Web links
- NGC 5975. SIMBAD , accessed May 18, 2019 .
- NGC 5975. DSO Browser, accessed May 18, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5975. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 18, 2016 (English).