NGC 5896
Spiral galaxy in constellation Boötes
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NGC 5896 is a small spiral galaxy located 953 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes.[2][3] The object was found on 23 May 1854 by R. J. Mitchell, an Irish astronomer and assistant to William Parsons.[4] At a redshift of 0.065, NGC 5896 is one of the most distant objects in the NGC Catalogue.
| NGC 5896 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 13m 50.672s[1] |
| Declination | +42° 01′ 27.25″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.06561 ± 0.00006[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 19,025 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 953 Mly |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc |
| Size | 91,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54367, MCG+07-031-044, LEDA 54367, SDSS J151350.67+420127.2 | |
According to sources, the neighboring galaxy NGC 5895 and NGC 5896 form an optical pair.[5] But the latter is much further, and it is considered as a background galaxy.[4]