NGC 5613

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Right ascension14h 24m 05.962s[1]
Declination+34° 53 31.02[1]
Redshift0.029174 ± 0.000180[2]
NGC 5613
NGC 5613, (bottom, right of center), NGC 5614, and NGC 5615 as imaged at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 24m 05.962s[1]
Declination+34° 53 31.02[1]
Redshift0.029174 ± 0.000180[2]
Distance383 ± 27 Mly (117.5 ± 8.3 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)SAB0+(r)[2]
Apparent size (V)0.470′ × 0.404′[1]
Notable featuresPaired with NGC 5614.
Other designations
2MASX J14240596+3453310, LEDA 51433, MCG+06-32-021, NPM1G +35.0310, PGC 51433, UGC 9228, VV 77c

NGC 5613 is a lenticular galaxy (type S0a) in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 set of interacting galaxies, with NGC 5615 and NGC 5614.

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