Astronomy:NGC 5619

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 5619
NGC5619 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 5619
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 14h 27m 18.229s[1]
Declination+04° 48′ 10.15″[1]
Redshift0.02788[2]
Helio radial velocity8242 km/s[2]
Distance390 Mly (121 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.40[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b[4]
Other designations
UGC 9255, MCG+01-37-012, PGC 51610[2]

NGC 5619 (also known as NGC 5619A) is an intermediate spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was found on April 10, 1828, by the British astronomer John Herschel.[5] It is located about 390 million light-years (120 Mpc) away from the Sun.[3]

NGC 5619 is a radio galaxy.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 5619". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5619. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gil de Paz, Armando et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 173 (2): 185–255. doi:10.1086/516636. Bibcode2007ApJS..173..185G. 
  4. "Results for object NGC 5619 (NGC 5619)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%205619&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-02-04. 
  5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5600 - 5649". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc56.htm#5619. Retrieved 2021-02-04. 

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