NGC 5754

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NGC 5754
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5754 (2008-04-24).jpg
NGC 5754 (top) and NGC 5752 (bottom) by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 45m 19.666s[1]
Declination+38° 43′ 52.68″[1]
Redshift0.015210[2]
Helio radial velocity4,561[2] km/s
Distance218.0 Mly (66.83[3] Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[4]
Characteristics
TypeSBb[2]
Apparent size (V)1.24′ × 1.17′[4]
Notable featurespaired with NGC 5752
Other designations
PGC 52686, SDSS J144519.64+384352.3, UGC 9505
NGC 5754 and surrounding galaxies, Schulman Foundation 32 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ, courtesy Adam Block

NGC 5754 is a barred spiral galaxy located 218 million light years away in the constellation Boötes. It is a member of the interacting galaxies group, which consists of NGC 5752, NGC 5753, NGC 5754, NGC 5755. Along with and UGC 12158, NGC 5754 is often considered a Milky Way-twin.

References[]

  1. ^ 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: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. ^ a b c Baillard, A.; et al. (August 2011), "The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 532: A74, arXiv:1103.5734, Bibcode:2011A&A...532A..74B, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016423, S2CID 118520765.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; et al. (February 2007), "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey", The Astrophysical Journal, 655 (2): 790–813, arXiv:astro-ph/0610732, Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C, doi:10.1086/510201, S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ a b "NED results for object NGC 5754", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-28.

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Coordinates: Sky map 14h 45m 19.64s, +38° 43′ 54″


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