Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
| NGC 5619 |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Virgo |
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| Right ascension | 14h 27m 18.229s[1] |
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| Declination | +04° 48′ 10.15″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.02788[2] |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8242 km/s[2] |
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| Distance | 390 Mly (121 Mpc)[3] |
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| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.40[3] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | SAB(rs)b[4] |
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| Other designations |
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| UGC 9255, MCG +01-37-012, PGC 51610[2] |
NGC 5619 (also known as NGC 5619A) is an intermediate spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was found on April 10, 1828, by the British astronomer John Herschel.[5] It is located about 390 million light-years (120 Mpc) away from the Sun.[3]
NGC 5619 is a radio galaxy.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 5619". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ a b c d Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
- ^ "Results for object NGC 5619 (NGC 5619)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5600 - 5649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
External links
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- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5619". spider.seds.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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