NGC 5705

NGC 5705
SDSS image of NGC 5705
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension14h 39m 49.7s[1]
Declination−0° 43′ 6″[1]
Redshift1758 ± 4 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)d[1]
Apparent size (V)2'.9 × 1'.7[1]
Other designations
UGC 9447,[1] PGC 52395[1]

NGC 5705 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on 17 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.[2]

NGC 5705 is part of a small group of spiral galaxies that also includes NGC 5691, NGC 5713, and NGC 5719.[3] It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5705. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5705". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 978-0-87279-667-6.
  4. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  • Media related to NGC 5705 at Wikimedia Commons
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