NGC 5613

NGC 5613 is a lenticular galaxy (type S0a) in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 set of interacting galaxies, with NGC 5615 and NGC 5614.

NGC 5613
NGC 5613, (bottom, right of center), NGC 5614, and NGC 5615 as imaged at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 24m 05.962s[1]
Declination+34° 53′ 31.02″[1]
Redshift0.029174 ± 0.000180[2]
Distance383 ± 27 Mly (117.5 ± 8.3 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)SAB0+(r)[2]
Apparent size (V)0.470′ × 0.404′[1]
Notable featuresPaired with NGC 5614.
Other designations
2MASX J14240596+3453310, LEDA 51433, MCG+06-32-021, NPM1G +35.0310, PGC 51433 , UGC 9228, VV 77c

References
  1. Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991), Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies, version 9, New York: Springer-Verlag.
  3. "NED results for object NGC 5613", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-19.
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