| NGC 5539 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 17m 37.8s |
| Declination | +08d 10m 46.57s |
| Redshift | 0.058518 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 17,381 km/s |
| Distance | 857 Mly (262.6 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Abell 1890 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.7 |
| Surface brightness | 11.40 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cD; BrClg |
| Size | 273,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.4' x 0.3' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 51054, MCG +01-36-033, UZC J141737.8+081047, LEDA 51054, 2MASX J14173775+0810468 | |
NGC 5539 is a large lenticular galaxy in the Boötes constellation. It is located 857 million light-years away and was discovered by John Herschel on 24th April, 1830. According to Herschel, he found it quite large and irregular. NGC 5539 is about 273,000 light-years in diameter, meaning it is much larger compared to the Milky Way and its neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. It is the brightest cluster galaxy in Abell 1890.
It is said NGC 5539 can be classified as a high surface brightness galaxy with a surface brightness value of 11.40 mag/am.
References
- "NGC 5539 - Lenticular Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5500 - 5549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- "NGC 5539". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- "Revised Data for NGC/IC Catalogue from NGC 5500 to NGC 5599". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
