PGC 55587

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 55587
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Constellation Snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 15 h 36 m 32.00 s
declination + 16 ° 26 ′ 23.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Scd:  
Brightness  (B-band) 14.70 mag
Physical data
Redshift 0.006391 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 1916 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(89 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(27.3 ± 1.9)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
UGC  9925 • PGC  55587 • CGCG  107-011 • MCG  + 03-40-010 • GALEX ASC J153631.95 + 162626.6 • SDSS J153631.89 + 162625.3 • WISEA J153631.98 + 162624.0 • ASK 692113.0

LEDA / PGC 55587 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Serpens the north ecliptic , the estimated 89 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with NGC 5962 .

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5972 and IC 1130 .

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE