NGC 5963
| NGC 5963 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5963 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 15h 33m 27.86s |
| Declination | +56° 33′ 34.9″ |
| Redshift | +703 km/s |
| Distance | 42.4 ± 9.8 Mly (13.0 ± 3.0 Mpc)[1] [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S/Sc[3][1] or S pec[4] |
| Size | 15 kpc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.0′ × 3.0' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9906, PGC 55419 | |
NGC 5963 is a spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Draco.[4] It is sometimes classified as a member of the NGC 5866 Group of galaxies[2] and has a diameter of around 49 kly (15 kpc).
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Bosma, A.; van der Hulst, J.m. & Athamassoula, E. (1988). "A 21-cm line study of NGC 5963, an SC galaxy with a low-surface brightness disk". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 198 (1–2): 100–108. Bibcode:1988A&A...198..100B.
- ^ a b F.J. Sanchez-Salcedo (2005). "The dark halo of NGC 5963 as a constraint on dark matter self-interaction at the low-velocity regime". The Astrophysical Journal. 631 (1): 244–251. doi:10.1086/432593.
- ^ NASA. "Uppsala General Catalog of Galaxies 9906 via NASA HEASARC". Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ a b "NED results for NGC 5963". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database via Univ. of California. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
External links[edit]
Media related to NGC 5963 at Wikimedia Commons
