Astronomy:NGC 5837
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Boötes
| NGC 5837 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5837 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 04m 40.6s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 38′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.028723[1] |
| Distance | 363.3 ± 58.3 Mly (111.4 ± 17.9 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(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
A Type Ia Supernova, SN 2014ac, was discovered 9 March 2014, and on 16 June 2015, a Type IIN Supernova, SN 2015z, was discovered.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NED Results for Object NGC 5837". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=ngc+5837&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 5800 - 5849". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58.htm#5837.
- ↑ "List of Supernovae". IAU. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/lists/Supernovae.html.
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