NGC 5579

Coordinates: Sky map 14h 20m 26.59s, +35° 11′ 18.6″
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NGC 5579
2MASX J14202656+3511188, NGC 5579, Arp 69, UGC 9180, LEDA 51236, MCG +06-32-002, PGC 51236, CGCG 191.080, 192.003, VV 142a[6]

NGC 5579 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on May 1, 1785) by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[7] The galaxy is located at a distance of 179 ± 14 million light-years (54.9 ± 4.3 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 3,608 km/s.[2] It is entry 69 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[8]

NGC 5579 with Hubble

On Dec. 17, 2006, a supernova designated SN 2006ss was discovered 22.7″ north and 11.9″ east of the galactic center.

spectrum.[10]

References

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    Bibcode:2011yCat.2306....0A
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  2. ^
    doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aac956
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  3. S2CID 14298026
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  4. ISBN 978-3-540-97552-6
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  5. ^ "NED results for object NGC 5579", NASA/IPAC extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-18.
  6. ^ "NGC 5579", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ^ Seligman, Courtney, "NGC Objects: NGC 5550 - 5599", Celestial Atlas, retrieved 2024-04-13.
  8. ^ Arp, Halton (1966), Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology, retrieved 5 Jan 2010.
  9. Bibcode:2006CBET..774....1B
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  10. Bibcode:2006CBET..781....1B
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