| NGC 5896 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Redshift | 0.06561 0.00006 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 19,025 kilometer per second |
| Distance | 953 Mly (292 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14 0.086 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc |
| Size | 91,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54367, MCG+07-031-044, LEDA 54367, SDSS J151350.67+420127.2 | |
NGC 5896 is a small spiral galaxy located 953 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes.[1][2][3] The object was found on 23rd May, 1854 by R.J. Mitchell, an Irish astronomer and assistant to William Parsons.[4] At a redshift of 0.065, NGC 5896 is utterly one of the most distant objects in the NGC Catalogue, which one of them is NGC 5609.
According to sources, the neighboring galaxy NGC 5895 and NGC 5896 form an optical pair.[5] But the latter is much further and it is considered a background galaxy.[4]
References
edit- ^ "NGC 5896 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "NGC5896 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5850 - 5899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.observers.org. Retrieved 2024-04-15.