NGC 5539

NGC 5539
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 17m 37.8s
Declination+08d 10m 46.57s
Redshift0.058518
Heliocentric radial velocity17,381 km/s
Distance857 Mly (262.6 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 1890
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2
Apparent magnitude (B)13.7
Surface brightness11.40
Characteristics
TypecD; BrClg
Size273,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.4' x 0.3'
Other designations
PGC 51054, MCG +01-36-033, UZC J141737.8+081047, LEDA 51054, 2MASX J14173775+0810468

NGC 5539 is a large lenticular galaxy in the Boötes constellation.[1][2] It is located 857 million light-years away and was discovered by John Herschel on 24th April, 1830.[3] According to Herschel, he found it quite large and irregular.[3] NGC 5539 is about 273,000 light-years in diameter, meaning it is much larger compared to the Milky Way and its neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy.[2] It is the brightest cluster galaxy in Abell 1890.[2][4]

It is said NGC 5539 can be classified as a high surface brightness galaxy with a surface brightness value of 11.40 mag/am2.[5]

References

  1. ^ "NGC 5539 - Lenticular Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "NGC 5539". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "Revised Data for NGC/IC Catalogue from NGC 5500 to NGC 5599". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-29.