NGC 5917

Coordinates: 15^h 21^m 32.567^s, −07° 22′ 37.65″

NGC 5917
NGC 5917, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Libra[1]
Right ascension	15h 21m 32.567s[2]
Declination	−07° 22′ 37.65″[2]
Redshift	0.006472[2]
Helio radial velocity	1934.1 Km/s[2]
Distance	100.0 ± 7.2 Mly (30.67 ± 2.22 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.7[2]
Characteristics
Type	Sb pec:[3]
Apparent size (V)	1.60′ × 0.9′[4]
Other designations
PGC 54809, IRAS F15188-0711, 2MASX J15213256-0722376, 6dFGS gJ152132.6-072238, IRAS 15188-0711, MCG-01-39-002, GSC 05014-00224, ISOSS J15214-0722, PSCz Q15188-0711, HIPASS J1521-07, LEDA 54809, [NLB95] f797g003

NGC 5917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 July 1835.^[5]

See also[]

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to NGC 5917 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 5917 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS
• "NGC 5917". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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