NGC 5566

NGC 5566

Galaxies in the constellation Virgo featuring NCG5566, taken by the HST; 4.2′x2. 52′ view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo[1]
Right ascension 14h 20m 19.95s[1][2]
Declination +03° 56′ 00.9″[2]
Redshift 0.004240 [2]
Helio radial velocity 1271 ± 14 km/s[1][2]
Distance 65 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.1
Characteristics
Apparent size (V) 4.4′ × 1.5′
Other designations
PGC 30083[1]

NGC 5566 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, which is approximately 65 million light years away from Earth. The galaxy is the biggest in the constellation Virgo, stretching nearly 150,000 light years in diameter.[3] The galaxy NGC 5566 was discovered on 30 April 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5566". Spider.SEDS. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/. NASA. Retrieved 29 May 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (13 August 2010). "Arp 286: Trio in Virgo". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 29 May 2013.


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