Astronomy:NGC 5837

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NGC 5837
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SDSS image of NGC 5837
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension 15h 04m 40.6s[1]
Declination+12° 38′ 00″[1]
Redshift0.028723[1]
Distance363.3 ± 58.3 Mly
(111.4 ± 17.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)b[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0' × 0.6'[1]
Other designations
UGC 09686, PGC 053817.[1]

NGC 5837 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on 19 June 1887 by Lewis A. Swift.[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5837:

  • SN 2014ac (Type Ia, mag. 16.6) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 9 March 2014.[3][4]
  • SN 2015Z (Type IIn, mag. 17.5) was discovered by Ron Arbour on 16 June 2015.[5][6][7]

References