NGC 5544

NGC 5544
NGC 5544 (right) and NGC 5545 (left) imaged with a 32-inch telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 17m 02.63s[1]
Declination+36° 34′ 15.9″[1]
Redshift0.010140 ± 0.000057[2]
(3,040 km/s)
Distance139.6 ± 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 featuresPaired 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.

NGC 5544 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is interacting with spiral galaxy NGC 5545.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 5544", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-29.
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