NGC 5879

NGC 5879
NGC 5879 by HST, 1.65′ view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	15h 09m 46.726s [1]
Declination	+57° 00′ 00.68″ [1]
Redshift	0.00254 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	761 km [2]
Distance	55.6  Mly (17.06  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	12.4
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)bc: [1]
Apparent size  (V)	3.74′ × 1.01′
Other designations
UGC 9753, MCG +10-22-001, PGC 54117 [2]

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.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5879: SN 1954C (type unknown, mag. 14.9) was discovered by Paul Wild on 27 September 1954. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Results for object NGC 5879 (NGC 5879)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
2. "NGC 5879". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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 . S2CID   250737862. 50.
4. Hansen, Julie M. Vinter (5 October 1954). "Circular No. 1476". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Observatory Copenhagen. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
5. "SN 1954C". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 27 November 2024.

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