NGC 5949

NGC 5949 is a dwarf spiral galaxy located about 44 million light years away[1] in the constellation of Draco.[3]

NGC 5949
Dwarf galaxy NGC 5949 taken by Hubble.[1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 15h 28m 0.67s[2]
Declination64° 45 47.35[2]
Redshift0.001414[2]
Helio radial velocity424 Km/s[2]
Distance44 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.70[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)bc
Size30,000 ly (diameter)
Apparent size (V)2.27 x 0.94
Other designations
LEDA 55165, SDSS J152800.67+644547.4, Z 319-16, IRAS F15273+6456, 2MASX J15280067+6445473, TC 847, Z 1527.4+6455, IRAS 15273+6456, MCG+11-19-008, UGC 9866, K73 682, PSCz Q15273+6456, UZC J152800.7+644547

References

  1. "Small but significant". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "NGC 5949". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. https://in-the-sky.org/data/catalogue.php?cat=NGC&const=35


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.