NGC 5579 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes.

NGC 5579
SDSS image of NGC 5579
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 20m 26.484s[1]
Declination+35° 11′ 19.66″[1]
Redshift0.01199±0.00001[1]
Distance169 Mly (51.7 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5[2]
Characteristics
TypeSABcd[3]
Apparent size (V)1.22′ × 0.93′[2]
Notable featuresSingular, disturbed.
Other designations
2MASX J14202656+3511188, APG 69, ARP 69, CGCG 191.080, CGCG 192.003, GC 3852, h 1784, IRAS 14183+3524, LEDA 51236, MCG+06-32-002, PGC 51236, UGC 9180, UZC J142026.6+351118, VV 142a, Z 191-80, Z 1418.3+3525, Z 192-3
NGC 5579 with Hubble

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Adelman-McCarthy, J. K.; et al. (2011), "The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 8", VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/306, Bibcode:2011yCat.2306....0A.
  2. ^ a b c "NED results for object NGC 5579", NASA/IPAC extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. ^ de Vaucouleurs, Gerard; de Vaucouleurs, Antoinette; Corwin, Herold G. Jr.; Buta, Ronald J.; et al. (1991), Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies, vol. 1–3, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York: Springer-Verlag, Bibcode:1991rc3..book.....D, ISBN 978-3-540-97552-6.

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