NGC 5917

NGC 5917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 July 1835.[4]

NGC 5917
NGC 5917, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Libra[1]
Right ascension	15^h 21^m 32.567^s[2]
Declination	−07° 22′ 37.65″[2]
Redshift	0.006472[2]
Helio radial velocity	1934.1 Km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.7[2]
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	1.60' x 0.9'[3]
Other designations
PGC 54809, IRAS F15188-0711, 2MASX J15213256-0722376, 6dFGS gJ152132.6-072238, IRAS 15188-0711, MCG-01-39-002, GSC 05014-00224, ISOSS J15214-0722, PSCz Q15188-0711, HIPASS J1521-07, LEDA 54809, [NLB95] f797g003

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

References

1. "A cosmic conversation". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
2. "NGC 5917". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5640". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5900 - 5949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5917 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 5917 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS
• "NGC 5917". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2 May 2017.