NGC 5958 (other designations are UGC 9909 , MCG 5-37-3 , ZWG 166.9 , IRAS15327 + 2849 , PGC 55494 ) is a spiral galaxy ( Sc ) in the constellation Northern Crown .
| NGC 5958 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | April 11, 1785 |
| Designations | NGC 5958 , UGC 9909 , MCG 5-37-3 , ZWG 166.9 , IRAS15327 + 2849 , PGC 55494 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Northern Crown |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 1.0 '× 1.0' |
| Visible magnitude m V | 12.7 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 13.4 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | Sc |
| Redshift | +0.006721 ± 0.000067 |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 |
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 Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- List of publications dedicated to NGC 5958