NGC 5985

NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.[4]

NGC 5985
NGC 5985, imaged by GALEX
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension15h 39m 37.090s[1]
Declination+59° 19 55.02[1]
Redshift0.008396[2]
Helio radial velocity2517[2]
Distance140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.22[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.24[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)b
Size236,900 ly (72,630 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)5.495 (major axis)[2]
Notable featuresIn a triplet of galaxies[2]
Other designations
UGC 9969, MGC+10-22-030, PGC 55725

References

  • Media related to NGC 5985 at Wikimedia Commons


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