NGC 5500
Galaxy in the constellation of Boötes
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NGC 5500 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Boötes,[3] registered in New General Catalogue (NGC).[1]
| NGC 5500 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 5500 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 10m 15s[1] |
| Declination | +48° 32′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00637[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1904 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 2014 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 90 ± 6 Mly (27.6 ± 1.9 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -18.2[nb 1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' x 0.9'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9070, MCG +08-26-008, PGC 50588[1][3] | |
Observation history
NGC 5500 was discovered by William Herschel on 12 May 1787. John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "considerably faint, considerably small, irregularly round".[3][4]