NGC 5535 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 17m 31.27s |
Declination | +08d 12m 30.22s |
Redshift | 0.056804 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 17,079 km/s |
Distance | 831 Mly (254.5 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Abell 1890 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.0 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E |
Size | 178,000 ly |
Apparent size (V) | 0.3' x 0.3' |
Other designations | |
PGC 97424, 2MASX J14173129+0812298, MRC 1415+084, [LO95] 1415+084 |
NGC 5535 is an elliptical galaxy in the Boötes constellation.[1][2] It is located 831 million light-years away and was found by Albert Marth, a German astronomer on May 8th,1864.[3]
NGC 5535 has an active galactic nucleus and considered as a radio galaxy according to SIMBAD,[4] in which expels large amounts of radio waves.[2] It is a member of Abell 1890 galaxy cluster[2] and located to the nearby lenticular galaxy, NGC 5539, which is the brightest galaxy member.