NGC 5615
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Right ascension14h 24m 06.4s[1]
Declination+34° 51′ 54″[1]
| NGC 5615 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5615, (bright knot in outer ring of biggest galaxy), NGC 5613, and NGC 5614 as imaged at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 24m 06.4s[1] |
| Declination | +34° 51′ 54″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013151 ± 0.000085[2] (3,953[3] km/s) |
| Distance | 180 ± 13 Mly (55.1 ± 3.9 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Ir[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.10′ × 0.09′[2] |
| Notable features | NGC 5615 superimposed, tidal plumes, paired with NGC 5613. |
| Other designations | |
| GC 3883, LGG 380-004, MCG+06-32-023, PGC 51435, VV 77b | |
NGC 5615 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 triplet of interacting galaxies with NGC 5614 and NGC 5613. NGC 5615 forms a knot on the outer ring of NGC 5614, with a plume leading away from the knot.[5]
