NGC 5601

NGC 5601
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 5601
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 22m 53.20s[1]
Declination+40° 18′ 34.0″[1]
Redshift0.017487 ± 8.86e-6[1]
Distance259 Mly (79.68 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeSa[1]
Size88,000 ly[1]
Apparent size (V)0.813′ x 0.316′[2]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
2MASX J14225329+4018344,[1] PGC 51370,[1] MCG+07-30-006,[1] LEDA 51370[1]

NGC 5601 is a lenticular galaxy around 259 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes.[1][3] NGC 5601 was discovered on March 27th, 1867 by the irish astronomer Robert Ball, and it has a diameter around 88,000 light-years.[1][4][2] NGC 5601 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 5601 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ "NGC 5601 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5600 - 5649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  • Media related to NGC 5601 at Wikimedia Commons
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