NGC 5829

Also known as Arp 42

interacting galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Boötes
Right ascension: 15 02 42.0
Declination: +23 ° 20 ′ 00.0 ″
Type: SA(s)c
Apparent size v: 81.20 ″ by 63.64 ″
Notable features: Interacting with the galaxy IC 4526

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 45.50
Image: NGC5829 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 53709
time of discovery or invention: 1882-05-11
redshift: 0.01897
galaxy morphological type: Scd
apparent magnitude: 12.789
radial velocity: 5683
right ascension: 225.6750220
declination: 23.3336190
Commons category: NGC 5829

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NGC 5829 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. It is 281 million light-years away from Earth and was discovered by astronomer, Edouard Stephan in May 1882.

The luminosity class of NGC 5829 is III and it has an HI line with regions of ionized hydrogen. With a surface brightness of only 14.42 magnitude, NGC 5829 can be classified as a low-surface brightness galaxy.