NGC 5982
NGC 5982 is an
NGC 5982 has a kinematically decoupled nucleus, with its major axis being nearly perpendicular to the rotation of the galaxy.
The galaxy has
NGC 5982 belongs to a galaxy group known as the NGC 5982 group. Other members of the group include the galaxies NGC 5976, NGC 5981, NGC 5985, NGC 5987, and NGC 5989.[10] NGC 5981, a spiral galaxy seen edge-on, lies at a separation of 6.3 arcminutes from NGC 5982 and NGC 5985, a spiral galaxy seen face-on, lies at a separation of 7.7 arcminutes.[11] The three galaxies are known as the Draco Trio or the Draco Group, although there is no evidence that they form a compact group.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5982. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5982". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5982 (= PGC 55674)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- S2CID 13202056.
- ^ .
- S2CID 18392338.
- S2CID 11803473.
- S2CID 119308901.
- S2CID 17086638.
- S2CID 119194025. Archived from the originalon 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Bibcode:1964rcbg.book.....D.
- ^ "The Dragon Slayer - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981 by Ken Crawford". Universe Today. 10 September 2008.
External links
- Media related to NGC 5982 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 5982 on
- NGC 5982 on SIMBAD