NGC 5829
Galaxy in the constellation Boötes
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NGC 5829 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. It is 281 million light-years away from Earth and was discovered by astronomer, Edouard Stephan in May 1882.[2]
| NGC 5829 | |
|---|---|
NGC 5829 by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 02m 42.0s[1] |
| Declination | +23° 20′ 00.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018797[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 81.20″ by 63.64″[1] |
| Notable features | Interacting with the galaxy IC 4526 |
| Other designations | |
| VV 7, LEDA 53709, Z 134-70, Arp 42, 2MASX J15024196+2320009, UGC 9673, HCG 73a, MCG+04-35-027, Z 1500.4+2331, CGCG 134.070, PGC 53709 | |
The luminosity class of NGC 5829 is III and it has an HI line with regions of ionized hydrogen.[3] With a surface brightness of only 14.42 magnitude, NGC 5829 can be classified as a low-surface brightness galaxy.[4]
NGC 5829 forms a galaxy pair Arp 42 with the irregular galaxy IC 4526.[5] Although interacting, the two are not close since IC 4526 is located at a much further distance at 665 million light-years compared to NGC 5829.[6]
Hickson 73
NGC 5829 is a member of Hickson Compact Group 73 alongside IC 4526. There are three other galaxies in the group: HCG 73C (PGC 53720), HCG 73D (PGC 53703) and HCG 73E (PGC 53702). But they are not an actual galaxy group since they lie at different redshifts.[7]
