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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy[2] in the constellation Boötes. It is located approximately 144 million light-years (44 megaparsecs) away and was discovered by William Herschel on May 1, 1785.[3]
NGC 5529 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes[1] |
Right ascension | 14h 15m 34s[1] |
Declination | +36° 13′ 36″[1] |
Redshift | 0.00986[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2942 km/s[2] |
Distance | 144 ± 23 Mly (44 ± 7 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABbc[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 6.2 x 0.8[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 5529, UGC 9127, MCG +06-31-085, PGC 50942[2] |
NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate galaxy. It is located near dwarf galaxies PGC 50952, and PGC 50925.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been detected in the mid-infrared spectrum of NGC 5529.[4] PAHs have been shown to only appear in galaxies with recent star formation.[5]
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