Astronomy:NGC 5601

From HandWiki
NGC 5601
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 5601
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension 14h 22m 53.20s[1]
Declination+40° 18′ 34.0″[1]
Redshift0.017487 ± 8.86e-6[1]
Distance259 Mly (79.68 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeSa[1]
Size88,000 ly[1]
Apparent size (V)0.813′ x 0.316′[2]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
2MASX J14225329+4018344,[1] PGC 51370,[1] MCG+07-30-006,[1] LEDA 51370[1]

NGC 5601 is a lenticular galaxy around 259 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes.[1][3] NGC 5601 was discovered on March 27th, 1867 by the Irish astronomer Robert Ball, and it has a diameter around 88,000 light-years.[1][4][2] NGC 5601 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][2]

References

Template:NGC60