NGC 5957 (other designations - UGC 9915 , MCG 2-40-4 , ZWG 78.18 , NPM1G +12.0436 , IRAS15330 + 1212 , PGC 55520 ) is a spiral galaxy with a jumper ( SBb ) in the constellation Snake .
| NGC 5957 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | Henry Louis D'Arre |
| opening date | April 29, 1865 |
| Designations | NGC 5957 , UGC 9915 , MCG 2-40-4 , ZWG 78.18 , NPM1G +12.0436 , IRAS15330 + 1212 , PGC 55520 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Snake |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 2.8 '× 2.6' |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 12.1 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 12.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type of | SBb |
| Radial velocity | |
| Redshift | +0.006094 ± 0.000003 |
| Distance | |
| Angular position | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.1 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 5957 Publications
- ↑ Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 2015 .-- ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/5/171
- ↑ A study in blue: the baryon content of isolated low-mass galaxies - 2015. - doi: 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 809/2/146