NGC 5603

Galaxy in the constellation Boötes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 5603 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 29, 1788 and was observed by John Herschel on May 13, 1828.^[1]

SDSS image of NGC 5603

NGC 5739 Group

According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5603 is part of the seven member NGC 5739 group (also known as [M98j] 234). The other six galaxies are: NGC 5598, NGC 5784, NGC 5696 [fr], NGC 5739 [fr], NGC 5787 [fr], and NGC 5860 [fr].^[2]

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