NGC 5615

NGC 5615
	NGC 5615, (bright knot in outer ring of biggest galaxy), NGC 5613, and NGC 5614 as imaged at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter ; Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Boötes
Right ascension	14h 24m 06.4s[1]
Declination	+34° 51′ 54″[1]
Redshift	0.013151 ± 0.000085[2]; (3,953[3] km/s)
Distance	180 ± 13 Mly (55.1 ± 3.9 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	17.8[2]
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	0.10′ × 0.09′[2]
Notable features	NGC 5615 superimposed, tidal plumes, paired with NGC 5613.
Other designations
	GC 3883, LGG 380-004, MCG+06-32-023, PGC 51435, VV 77b

NGC 5615 is a galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 triplet of interacting galaxies with NGC 5614 and NGC 5613. NGC 5615 forms a knot on the outer ring of NGC 5614, with a plume leading away from the knot.[4]

References

Paturel, G.; et al. (December 2003), "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 412: 45–55, Bibcode:2003A&A...412...45P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411.
"NED results for object NGC 5615", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-29.
Garcia, A. (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
Capaccioli, M.; Malvasi, G. (1984), "N-body simulations of the peculiar ring-tail galaxy NGC 5614/15", Società Astronomica Italiana, Annual Meeting, 27th, Brescia, Italy, Oct. 21-23, 1983 Società Astronomica Italiana, Memorie, 55 (3), pp. 443–450, Bibcode:1984MmSAI..55..443C.

External links

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Image NGC 5615
SIMBAD data

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[aa412_45-1] Paturel, G.; et al. (December 2003), "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 412: 45–55, Bibcode:2003A&A...412...45P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411.

[NED-2] "NED results for object NGC 5615", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-29.

[garcia1993-3] Garcia, A. (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.

[Capaccioli1984-4] Capaccioli, M.; Malvasi, G. (1984), "N-body simulations of the peculiar ring-tail galaxy NGC 5614/15", Società Astronomica Italiana, Annual Meeting, 27th, Brescia, Italy, Oct. 21-23, 1983 Società Astronomica Italiana, Memorie, 55 (3), pp. 443–450, Bibcode:1984MmSAI..55..443C.