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NGC 5619
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5619 (also known as NGC 5619A) is an intermediate spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was found on April 10, 1828, by the British astronomer John Herschel.[5] It is located about 390 million light-years (120 Mpc) away from the Sun.[3]
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NGC 5619 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 5619 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 14h 27m 18.229s[1] |
Declination | +04° 48′ 10.15″[1] |
Redshift | 0.02788[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8242 km/s[2] |
Distance | 390 Mly (121 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.40[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)b[4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 9255, MCG +01-37-012, PGC 51610[2] |
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NGC 5619 is a radio galaxy.[2]