Astronomy:NGC 5985
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
| NGC 5985 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5985, imaged by GALEX | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 15h 39m 37.090s[1] |
| Declination | +59° 19′ 55.02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008396[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 2517[2] |
| Distance | 140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.22[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.24[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)b |
| Size | 236,900 ly (72,630 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.495′ (major axis)[2] |
| Notable features | In a triplet of galaxies[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9969, MGC+10-22-030, PGC 55725 | |
NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.[4]
Gallery
NGC 5985 by Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 5985 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
References
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for object NGC 5985". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+5985&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 5985". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5985.
- ↑ Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc59a.htm#5985.
External links
- NGC 5985 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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