NGC 5566
Galaxies in the constellation Virgo featuring NCG5566 HST; 4.2′x2.52′ view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo[1]
Right ascension14h 20m 19.95s[2] [1]
Declination+03° 56′ 00.9″[2]
Redshift0.004240 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1271 ± 14 km/s [2][1]
Distance65 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)11.1
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)4.4′ × 1.5′
Other designations
PGC 30083[1]

NGC 5566 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , which is about 65 million light years away from Earth. The galaxy is the biggest one in the constellation Virgo, stretching 150,000 Light Years in diameter.[3] The galaxy NGC 5566 was discovered on 30 April 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5566". Spider.SEDS. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/. NASA. Retrieved 29 May 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Arp 286: Trio in Virgo". Stephen Leshin. NASA. Retrieved 29 May 2013.