NGC 5949

NGC 5949
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 5949
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension15h 28m 0.70s[1]
Declination64° 45′ 48.0″[1]
Redshift0.001414±0.000073[1]
Distance44 Mly (13.49 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)bc[1]
Size30,000 ly (diameter)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9 x .89[citation needed]
Notable featuresBright hot blue stars make up most of the galaxy
Other designations
LEDA 55165, SDSS J152800.67+644547.4, Z 319-16, IRAS F15273+6456, 2MASX J15280067+6445473, TC 847, Z 1527.4+6455, IRAS 15273+6456, MCG+11-19-008, UGC 9866, K73 682, PSCz Q15273+6456, UZC J152800.7+644547
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NGC 5949 is a dwarf spiral galaxy located around 44 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.[2][3][4] NGC 5949 was discovered in 1801 by William Herschel, and it is 30,000 light-years across. NGC 5949 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and it is not known for much star-formation.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NGC 5949". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "The New General Catalogue (NGC) in Draco".
  3. ^ a b "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference hst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).