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NGC 5985

Summary

NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.[4]

NGC 5985
NGC 5985, imaged by GALEX
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension15h 39m 37.090s[1]
Declination+59° 19′ 55.02″[1]
Redshift0.008396[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2517[2]
Distance140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.22[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.24[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)b
Size236,900 ly (72,630 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)5.495′ (major axis)[2]
Notable featuresIn a triplet of galaxies[2]
Other designations
UGC 9969, MGC+10-22-030, PGC 55725

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 5985". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 5985". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". Retrieved 15 February 2017.

External links edit

  •   Media related to NGC 5985 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 5985 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images