| NGC 5640 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5640 (Pan-STARRS) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 14 20 40.81 |
| Declination | +80° 07′ 23.20″ |
| Redshift | 0.047386 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 14206 ± 35 km/s |
| Distance | 660 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.60 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.4 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 51263, CGCG 353.35 | |
NGC 5640 is a spiral galaxy approximately 660 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on December 20, 1797.
Supernova SN 1996ah
Supernova SN 1996ah was discovered in NGC 5640 on June 6, 1996 by J. Mueller, who was using the 1.2-m Oschin Schmidt telescope in the course of the second Palomar Sky Survey.
SN 1996ah had magnitude about 18 and was located southwest of the centre of NGC 5640 (coordinates: RA 14h20m39.020s, DEC +80d07m21.00s, J2000.0). It was classified as type Ia supernova.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5640". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- "Data for NGC 5640". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
External links
- NGC 5640 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
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