| NGC 5529 | |
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 NGC 5529 (center) as taken from Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14 15 34 |
| Declination | +36° 13′ 36″ |
| Redshift | 0.00986 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2942 km/s |
| Distance | 144 ± 23 Mly (44 ± 7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABbc |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.2 x 0.8 |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5529, UGC 9127, MCG +06-31-085, PGC 50942 | |
NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is located approximately 144 million light-years (44 megaparsecs) away and was discovered by William Herschel on May 1, 1785.
NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate galaxy. It is located near dwarf galaxies PGC 50952, and PGC 50925.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been detected in the mid-infrared spectrum of NGC 5529. PAHs have been shown to only appear in galaxies with recent star formation.
References
- ^ "Deep Sky Forum". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "NGC 5529". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Irwin, J. A.; Kennedy, H.; Parkin, T.; Madden, S. (2007). "PAHs in the halo of NGC 5529". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 474 (2): 461–472. arXiv:0708.3808. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..461I. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077729. S2CID 17005063.
- Bregman, J. D; Bergman, J. N; Temi, P (2008). "NASA/ADS". Ui.adsabs.harvard.edu. 381. The Second Annual Spitzer Science Center Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution. ASP Conference Series, Vol. 381, proceedings of the conference held 14–16 November 2005 in Pasadena, California, USA. Edited by Ranga-Ram Chary, Harry I. Teplitz and Kartik Sheth. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008., p.34: 34. Bibcode:2008ASPC..381...34B.
External links
Media related to NGC 5529 at Wikimedia Commons
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