NGC 5653
NGC 5653 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on March 13, 1785 by John Herschel and subsequently placed in the New General Catalogue.[2]
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 An Infrared Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 5653. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 30m 10.4s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 12′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 3562 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 161 million light-years |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SA(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9318,[1] PGC 51814,[1] IRAS 14280+3126, MCG+05-34-058, Z 163-68, 7C 1428+3125, LEDA 51814, IRAS F14280+3126, 2MASX J14301041+3112558, Z 1427.9+3126, IC 1026, ZWG 156.68 | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5653. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5650 - 5699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
External links
Media related to NGC 5653 at Wikimedia Commons- HubbleSite NewsCenter: NGC 5653
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