NGC 5500

NGC 5500
SDSS image of NGC 5500
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 10m 15s[1]
Declination+48° 32′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.00637[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1904 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity2014 km/s[2]
Distance90 ± 6 Mly
(27.6 ± 1.9 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)-18.2[nb 1]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Apparent size (V)1.1' x 0.9'[2]
Other designations
UGC 9070, MCG +08-26-008, PGC 50588[1][3]

NGC 5500 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Boötes,[3] registered in New General Catalogue (NGC).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 5500". SIMBAD. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 5500". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Seligman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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