NGC 5579

NGC 5579
SDSS image of NGC 5579
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 20m 26.484s[1]
Declination+35° 11′ 19.66″[1]
Redshift0.01199±0.00001[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,608 km/s[2]
Distance179 ± 14 Mly (54.9 ± 4.3 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.7[3]
Characteristics
TypeSABcd[4]
Apparent size (V)1.22′ × 0.93′[5]
Notable featuresSingular, disturbed
Other designations
GC 3852, IRAS 14183+3524, 2MASX J14202656+3511188, NGC 5579, Arp 69, UGC 9180, LEDA 51236, MCG +06-32-002, PGC 51236, CGCG 191.080, 192.003, VV 142a[6]

NGC 5579 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on May 1, 1785) by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[7] The galaxy is located at a distance of 179 ± 14 million light-years (54.9 ± 4.3 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 3,608 km/s.[2] It is entry 69 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[8]

NGC 5579 with Hubble

On Dec. 17, 2006, a supernova designated SN 2006ss was discovered 22.7″ north and 11.9″ east of the galactic center.[9] It was determined to be a type IIb supernova based on the spectrum.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Adelman-McCarthy, J. K.; et al. (2011), "The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 8", VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/306, Bibcode:2011yCat.2306....0A.
  2. ^ a b c Haynes, Martha P.; et al. (July 2018), "The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: The ALFALFA Extragalactic H I Source Catalog", The Astrophysical Journal, 861 (1): 49, arXiv:1805.11499, Bibcode:2018ApJ...861...49H, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aac956, 49.
  3. ^ Falco, Emilio E.; et al. (1999), "The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC)", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 111 (758): 438, arXiv:astro-ph/9904265, Bibcode:1999PASP..111..438F, doi:10.1086/316343, S2CID 14298026.
  4. ^ de Vaucouleurs, Gerard; de Vaucouleurs, Antoinette; Corwin, Herold G. Jr.; Buta, Ronald J.; et al. (1991), Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies, vol. 1–3, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York: Springer-Verlag, Bibcode:1991rc3..book.....D, ISBN 978-3-540-97552-6.
  5. ^ "NED results for object NGC 5579", NASA/IPAC extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-18.
  6. ^ "NGC 5579", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ^ Seligman, Courtney, "NGC Objects: NGC 5550 - 5599", Celestial Atlas, retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ Arp, Halton (1966), Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology, retrieved 5 Jan 2010.
  9. ^ Boles, T. (December 2006), "Supernova 2006ss in NGC 5579", Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 774: 1, Bibcode:2006CBET..774....1B.
  10. ^ Blondin, S.; et al. (December 2006), Green, D. W. E. (ed.), "Supernova 2006ss in NGC 5579", Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 781: 1, Bibcode:2006CBET..781....1B.



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