NGC 5584
NGC 5584 is a barred spiral galaxy, more than 50,000 light-years across,[2] that resides 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
| NGC 5584 | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Composite of several exposures taken in visible light between January and April 2010 with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI/JHU), L. Macri (Texas A&M University), and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 22m 3.811s[1] |
| Declination | −00° -23′ 14.82″ |
| Redshift | 0.005525[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1652[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.80 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABc[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5584, K73 626, QDOT B1419491-000919, Z 1419.8-0009, 6dFGS gJ142223.8-002315, LEDA 51344, SDSS J142223.76-002315.6, Z 19-8, GSC 04977-00156, 2MASX J14222381-0023148, TC 541, HIPASS J1422-00, MCG+00-37-001, UGC 9201, IRAS 14198-0009, PSCz Q14198-0009, UZC J142223.7-002310 | |
The blue areas the Hubble Space Telescope image are young stars, the darker areas are dust lanes, while the reddish spots and splotches are galaxies in the background.[3]
250 Cepheid variables have been observed in NGC 5584.
The image is a composite of several exposures taken in visible light between January and April 2010 with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3.
References
- "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 5584. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (2011-03-30). "NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- "Hubble's View of NGC 5584". Hubble Heritage Project. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
External links
Media related to NGC 5584 at Wikimedia Commons- Spiral Key to Universe's Expansion: ESA/Hubble Picture of the week.
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