NGC 5879

NGC 5879
NGC 5879
	NGC 5879 by HST, 1.65′ view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	15h 09m 46.726s
Declination	+57° 00′ 00.68″
Redshift	0.00254
Helio radial velocity	761 km
Distance	55.6 Mly (17.06 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.4
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)bc:
Apparent size (V)	3.74′ × 1.01′
Other designations
	UGC 9753, MCG +10-22-001, PGC 54117

NGC 5879 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Results for object NGC 5879 (NGC 5879)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NGC 5879". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50.

External links[]

Media related to NGC 5879 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 5879 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 15^h 09^m 46.8^s, +57° 00′ 01″

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[NED-1] "Results for object NGC 5879 (NGC 5879)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.

[SIMBAD-2] "NGC 5879". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.

[Cosmicflows3-3] Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50.

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