| 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Paturel, G.; et al. (December 2003), "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 412: 45–55, Bibcode:2003A&A...412...45P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411.
- ^ a b c d "NED results for object NGC 5615", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Garcia, A. (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ "NGC 5615". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ Capaccioli, M.; Malvasi, G. (1984), "N-body simulations of the peculiar ring-tail galaxy NGC 5614/15", Società Astronomica Italiana, Annual Meeting, 27th, Brescia, Italy, Oct. 21-23, 1983 Società Astronomica Italiana, Memorie, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 443–450, Bibcode:1984MmSAI..55..443C.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5615 at Wikimedia Commons- http://seds.org
- Image NGC 5615
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