NGC 5579
Appearance
NGC 5579 | |
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![]() SDSSimage of NGC 5579 | |
Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h20m26.484s[1] |
Declination | +35° 11′ 19.66″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01199±0.00001[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,608 km/s[2] |
Distance | 179 ± 14Mly(54.9 ± 4.3Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude(B) | 14.7[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABcd[4] |
Apparent size(V) | 1.22′ × 0.93′[5] |
Notable features | Singular, 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]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Arp_69_HST.jpg/220px-Arp_69_HST.jpg)
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
[edit]- ^abcAdelman-McCarthy, J. K.; et al. (2011), "The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 8",VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/306,Bibcode:2011yCat.2306....0A.
- ^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.
- ^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.
- ^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.
- ^"NED results for object NGC 5579",NASA/IPAC extragalactic Database,NASA,retrieved2015-10-18.
- ^"NGC 5579",SIMBAD,Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg,retrieved2024-04-12.
- ^Seligman, Courtney,"NGC Objects: NGC 5550 - 5599",Celestial Atlas,retrieved2024-04-13.
- ^Arp, Halton (1966),Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies,Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology,retrieved5 Jan2010.
- ^Boles, T. (December 2006), "Supernova 2006ss in NGC 5579",Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams,774:1,Bibcode:2006CBET..774....1B.
- ^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.
External links
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