NGC 5601
NGC 5601 is a lenticular galaxy around 259 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. NGC 5601 was discovered on March 27th, 1867 by the irish astronomer Robert Ball, and it has a diameter around 88,000 light-years. NGC 5601 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.
References
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "NGC 5601 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "NGC 5601 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5600 - 5649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
External links
Media related to NGC 5601 at Wikimedia Commons
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