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NGC 5529

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NGC5529
NGC 5529 (center) as taken fromMount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationBoötes[1]
Right ascension14h15m34s[1]
Declination+36° 13′ 36″[1]
Redshift0.00986[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2942 km/s[2]
Distance144 ± 23Mly(44 ± 7Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude(V)12.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSABbc[2]
Apparent size(V)6.2 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
NGC5529,UGC9127,MCG+06-31-085,PGC50942[2]

NGC 5529is an edge-onintermediate spiral galaxy[2]in the constellationBoötes.It is located approximately 144 million light-years (44 megaparsecs) away and was discovered byWilliam Herschelon May 1, 1785.[3]

NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate galaxy. It is located neardwarf galaxiesPGC 50952, and PGC 50925.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) have been detected in the mid-infraredspectrum of NGC 5529.[4]PAHs have been shown to only appear in galaxies with recent star formation.[5]

References

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  1. ^abcde"Deep Sky Forum".Retrieved20 November2018.
  2. ^abcdef"NGC 5529".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved21 November2018.
  3. ^Seligman, Courtney."New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549".New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549.Retrieved30 June2019.
  4. ^Irwin, J. A.; Kennedy, H.; Parkin, T.; Madden, S. (2007). "PAHs in the halo of NGC 5529".Astronomy & Astrophysics.474(2): 461–472.arXiv:0708.3808.Bibcode:2007A&A...474..461I.doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077729.S2CID17005063.
  5. ^Bregman, J. D; Bergman, J. N; Temi, P (2008). "NASA/ADS".Ui.adsabs.harvard.edu.381.The Second Annual Spitzer Science Center Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution. ASP Conference Series, Vol. 381, proceedings of the conference held 14–16 November 2005 in Pasadena, California, USA. Edited by Ranga-Ram Chary, Harry I. Teplitz and Kartik Sheth. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008., p.34: 34.Bibcode:2008ASPC..381...34B.
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