NGC 5915
NGC 5915 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Libra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2449 ± 13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 36.12 ± 2.54 Mpc (∼118 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 5 June 1836.
NGC 5915 forms a galaxy triplet due to gravitational interactions with NGC 5916 and NGC 5916A (also known as PGC 54779).
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5915: SN 2023cpt (type Ic, mag 17.1) was discovered by ATLAS on 27 February 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "Results for object NGC 5915". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5915". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Usui, Tadashi; Saitō, Mamoru; Tomita, Akihiko (1998). "Photometric Observations of Star Formation Activity in Early-Type Spiral Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 116 (5): 2166. arXiv:astro-ph/9807263. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.2166U. doi:10.1086/300608.
- ^ "SN 2023cpt". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
- Media related to NGC 5915 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 5915 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images