NGC 5544 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is interacting with spiral galaxy NGC 5545.
| NGC 5544 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5544 (right) and NGC 5545 (left) imaged with a 32-inch telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 17m 02.63s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 34′ 15.9″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010140 ± 0.000057[2] (3,040 km/s) |
| Distance | 139.6 ± 9.8 Mly (42.8 ± 3.0 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SB(rs)0/a[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.08′ × 1.05′[3] |
| Notable features | Paired with NGC 5545 |
| Other designations | |
| APG 199, ARP 199, CGCG 191.073, GC 3833, H II-419, h 1771, KCPG 422A, KPG 422a, LEDA 51018, MCG+06-31-090, PGC 51018, PRC D-46, UGC 9142, UZC J141702.5+363417, VV210, Z 191-73, Z 1415.0+3648. | |
References
edit- ^ a b Cotton, W. D.; Condon, J. J.; Arbizzani, E. (December 1999), "Arcsecond Positions of UGC Galaxies", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 125 (2): 409–412, Bibcode:1999ApJS..125..409C, doi:10.1086/313286.
- ^ Huchra, John P.; Geller, Margaret J.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr. (August 1995). "The CfA Redshift Survey: Data for the NGP +36 Zone". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 99: 391. Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..391H. doi:10.1086/192191.
- ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 5544", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-29.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5544 at Wikimedia Commons- Image NGC 5544
- http://seds.org/
- Distance
| Database references | |
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| Simbad | data |
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