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interacting galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Boötes
Right ascension
15 26 07.987
Declination
+41 ° 40 ′ 33.92 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2,672 km s
Distance
133 Mly (40.8 Mpc )
Type
SAB(rs)b pec
Apparent size v
1.830′ × 0.915′
Notable features
NGC 5929 is a companion with NGC 5930

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
40.8
Image
NGC5930 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 55080
redshift
0.00878
time of discovery or invention
1787-03-18
galaxy morphological type
SABab(x)
apparent magnitude
8.939
right ascension
231.53331847271540
declination
41.67602543240000
radial velocity
2621
Commons category
NGC 5930
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NGC 5930 is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Boötes that is interacting with the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 5929. 5930 has a morphological classification of SAB(rs)b pec, indicating that it is a weakly-barred spiral galaxy with a poorly defined nuclear ring structure. It is inclined at an angle of 46° to the line of sight from the Earth.

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