NGC 5613

NGC 5613

NGC 5613 (bottom, right of center) and NGC 5614 and NGC 5615
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension 14h 24m 05.962s[1]
Declination +34° 53 31.02[1]
Redshift 0.029174 ± 0.000180[2]
Distance 383 ± 27 Mly (117.5 ± 8.3 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.5[2]
Characteristics
Type (R)SAB0+(r)[2]
Apparent size (V) 0.470′ × 0.404′[1]
Notable features Paired with NGC 5614.
Other designations
2MASX J14240596+3453310, LEDA 51433, MCG+06-32-021, NPM1G +35.0310, PGC 51433 , UGC 9228, VV 77c

NGC 5613 is a lenticular galaxy (type S0a) in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 set of interacting galaxies, with NGC 5615 and NGC 5614.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. 1 2 3 de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991), Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies, version 9, New York: Springer-Verlag.
  3. "NED results for object NGC 5613", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-19.


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