NGC 5609
| NGC5609 | |
|---|---|
 SDSSimage of NGC 5609. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h23m48.3s[1] |
| Declination | 34° 50′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.100588[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 30156 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 1.32682Gly(407Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 15.7[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(B) | 16.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa?[3] |
| Size | ~175,230 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size(V) | 0.38 x 0.31[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC3088538[1] | |
NGC 5609is aspiral galaxy[3]located1.3 billionlight-yearslight-years away fromEarth,[4]in the constellationBoötes.[2]It has the largestredshift[5]of any galaxy in theNew General Catalogue.Prior to 2023, another spiral galaxy,NGC 1262,had been thought to have a higherredshift.[6][5]NGC 5609 is the most distant visually observed galaxy in the NGC Catalog[5]and was discovered by astronomerBindon Blood Stoneyon March 1, 1851.[3]
See also
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[edit]- ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 5609.Retrieved2017-12-07.
- ^abc"Revised NGC Data for NGC 5609".spider.seds.org.Retrieved2017-12-07.
- ^abc"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5600 - 5649".cseligman.com.Retrieved2017-12-07.
- ^"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2017-12-07.
- ^abcSky & Telescope Magazine, December 2023, pp 20
- ^"Which NGC spiral has the highest redshift?".www.galaxyzooforum.org.Retrieved2017-12-07.
External links
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