NGC 5837 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on 19 June 1887 by Lewis A. Swift.[2]
| NGC 5837 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 5837 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 04m 40.6s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 38′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.028723[1] |
| Distance | 363.3 ± 58.3 Mly (111.4 ± 17.9 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0' × 0.6'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 09686, PGC 053817.[1] | |
Supernovae
editA Type Ia Supernova, SN 2014ac, was discovered 9 March 2014, and on 16 June 2015, a Type IIN Supernova, SN 2015z, was discovered.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED Results for Object NGC 5837". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 5800 - 5849". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
External links
edit- Media related to NGC 5837 at Wikimedia Commons
