Astronomy:NGC 5879

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 5879
NGC 5879 Hubble.jpg
NGC 5879 by HST, 1.65 view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 15h 09m 46.726s[1]
Declination+57° 00′ 00.68″[1]
Redshift0.00254[2]
Helio radial velocity761 km[2]
Distance55.6 Mly (17.06 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4
Characteristics
TypeSA(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).[4]

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Coordinates: Sky map 15h 09m 46.8s, +57° 00′ 01″