NGC 5985

NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.[4]

NGC 5985
NGC 5985, imaged by GALEX
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 15h 39m 37.090s[1]
Declination+59° 19′ 55.02″[1]
Redshift0.008396[2]
Helio radial velocity2517[2]
Distance140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.22[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.24[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)b
Size236,900 ly (72,630 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)5.495′ (major axis)[2]
Notable featuresIn a triplet of galaxies[2]
Other designations
UGC 9969, MGC+10-22-030, PGC 55725
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References
  1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 5985". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "NGC 5985". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 5985 at Wikimedia Commons



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