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NGC 5579

Coordinates:Sky map14h20m26.59s,+35° 11′ 18.6″
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NGC 5579
SDSSimage of NGC 5579
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h20m26.484s[1]
Declination+35° 11′ 19.66″[1]
Redshift0.01199±0.00001[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,608 km/s[2]
Distance179 ± 14Mly(54.9 ± 4.3Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude(B)14.7[3]
Characteristics
TypeSABcd[4]
Apparent size(V)1.22′ × 0.93′[5]
Notable featuresSingular, disturbed
Other designations
GC3852,IRAS14183+3524,2MASXJ14202656+3511188,NGC5579,Arp69,UGC9180,LEDA51236,MCG+06-32-002,PGC51236,CGCG191.080, 192.003,VV142a[6]

NGC 5579is anintermediate spiral galaxyin the northernconstellationofBoötes.It was discovered on May 1, 1785) by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel.[7]The galaxy is located at a distance of 179 ± 14 millionlight-years(54.9 ± 4.3Mpc) from theMilky Way,and is receding with a heliocentricradial velocityof3,608 km/s.[2]It is entry 69 inHalton Arp'sAtlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[8]

NGC 5579 withHubble

On Dec. 17, 2006, a supernova designatedSN 2006sswas discovered22.7″north and11.9″east of the galactic center.[9]It was determined to be atype IIb supernovabased on thespectrum.[10]

References

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  1. ^abcAdelman-McCarthy, J. K.; et al. (2011), "The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 8",VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/306,Bibcode:2011yCat.2306....0A.
  2. ^abcHaynes, Martha P.; et al. (July 2018), "The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: The ALFALFA Extragalactic H I Source Catalog",The Astrophysical Journal,861(1): 49,arXiv:1805.11499,Bibcode:2018ApJ...861...49H,doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aac956,49.
  3. ^Falco, Emilio E.; et al. (1999), "The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC)",Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific,111(758): 438,arXiv:astro-ph/9904265,Bibcode:1999PASP..111..438F,doi:10.1086/316343,S2CID14298026.
  4. ^de Vaucouleurs, Gerard; de Vaucouleurs, Antoinette; Corwin, Herold G. Jr.; Buta, Ronald J.; et al. (1991),Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies,vol. 1–3, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York:Springer-Verlag,Bibcode:1991rc3..book.....D,ISBN978-3-540-97552-6.
  5. ^"NED results for object NGC 5579",NASA/IPAC extragalactic Database,NASA,retrieved2015-10-18.
  6. ^"NGC 5579",SIMBAD,Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg,retrieved2024-04-12.
  7. ^Seligman, Courtney,"NGC Objects: NGC 5550 - 5599",Celestial Atlas,retrieved2024-04-13.
  8. ^Arp, Halton (1966),Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies,Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology,retrieved5 Jan2010.
  9. ^Boles, T. (December 2006), "Supernova 2006ss in NGC 5579",Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams,774:1,Bibcode:2006CBET..774....1B.
  10. ^Blondin, S.; et al. (December 2006), Green, D. W. E. (ed.), "Supernova 2006ss in NGC 5579",Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams,781:1,Bibcode:2006CBET..781....1B.
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