| NGC 5985 | |
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 NGC 5985, imaged by GALEX | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 15 39 37.090 |
| Declination | +59° 19′ 55.02″ |
| Redshift | 0.008396 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2517 |
| Distance | 140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.22 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.24 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)b |
| Size | 236,900 ly (72,630 pc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.495′ (major axis) |
| Notable features | In a triplet of galaxies |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9969, MGC+10-22-030, PGC 55725 | |
NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.
Gallery
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NGC 5985 by Hubble Space Telescope
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NGC 5985 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
References
- ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ "NED results for object NGC 5985". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC 5985". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 5985 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5985 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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