| NGC 5609 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5609. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14 23 48.3 |
| Declination | 34° 50′ 34″ |
| Redshift | 0.100588 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 30156 km/s |
| Distance | 1.32682 Gly (407 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa? |
| Size | ~175,230 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.38 x 0.31 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3088538 | |
NGC 5609 is a spiral galaxy located 1.3 billion light-years light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Boötes. It has the largest redshift of any galaxy in the New General Catalogue. Prior to 2023, another spiral galaxy, NGC 1262, had been thought to have a higher redshift. NGC 5609 is the most distant visually observed galaxy in the NGC Catalog and was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on March 1, 1851.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5609. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5609". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5600 - 5649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ Sky & Telescope Magazine, December 2023, pp 20
- "Which NGC spiral has the highest redshift?". www.galaxyzooforum.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
External links
Media related to NGC 5609 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5609 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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