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Galaxy in the constellation Serpens

NGC 5936
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 5936
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension15 30 00.8451
Declination+12° 59′ 21.472″
Redshift0.013298
Heliocentric radial velocity3987 ± 3 km/s
Distance198.7 ± 13.9 Mly (60.93 ± 4.27 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)b
Size~81,400 ly (24.97 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.3′
Other designations
IRAS 15276+1309, 2MASX J15300084+1259215, UGC 9867, MCG +02-39-030, PGC 55255, CGCG 077-137

NGC 5936 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4131 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 60.93 ± 4.27 Mpc (∼199 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 12 April 1784.

NGC 5936 is listed as a luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG), and as a field galaxy, i.e. one that does not belong to a larger galaxy group or cluster and hence is gravitationally alone.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5936:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 5936". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5936". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. Turner, E. L.; Gott, J. R., III (1976). "Groups of galaxies. I. A catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 32: 409. Bibcode:1976ApJS...32..409T. doi:10.1086/190403.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Kumar, S. (2013). "Supernova 2013dh in NGC 5936 = Psn J15300109+1259129". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 3561: 1. Bibcode:2013CBET.3561....1K.
  5. "SN 2013dh". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. "SN 2023awp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

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