NGC 5559

galaxy

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It is catalogued under topics including Barred spiral galaxies, Boötes and NGC objects.

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Key facts

Constellation: Boötes
Right ascension: 14 19 12.792
Declination: +24 ° 47 ′ 55.01 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5103 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 252.1 Mly (77.30 Mpc )
Type: SBb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Boötes
Distance from Earth: 77.30
Image: NGC5559 - HST - Potw1736a.tif

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catalog code: [SLK2004] 984
redshift: 0.017232
time of discovery or invention: 1785-04-10
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
galaxy morphological type: 3
apparent magnitude: 12.808
radial velocity: 5103
Commons category: NGC 5559
right ascension: 214.8033000
declination: 24.7986139
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5559 is a barred spiral galaxy, located 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on April 10, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel.

In 2001, a type Ib supernova was detected within NGC 5559, and was subsequently designated SN 2001co. However, in 2003, the supernova was identified as a calcium-rich supernova, as it had strong spectral lines characteristic of calcium. The progenitors of these calcium-rich supernovae are still a mystery.

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