NGC 5988

Coordinates: Sky map 15h 44m 33.8559s, +10° 17′ 35.33″
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2MASX J15443383+1017356, UGC 9998, MCG +02-40-012, PGC 55921, CGCG 078-058[1]

NGC 5988 is a large

Lewis Swift on 17 April 1887.[3]

NGC 5988 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. it has a type of nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission which has weakly ionized or neutral atoms, while the spectral line emission from strongly ionized atoms is relatively weak.[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5988: SN 2023hbv (type II, mag 19.278) was discovered by ATLAS on 29 April 2023.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5988". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 5988". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5988". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ "NGC 5988". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ "SN 2023hbv". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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