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interacting galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 473 inbound references to NGC 5930, and connects out to list of NGC objects (5001–6000), Boötes and epoch.

It is catalogued under topics including Arp objects, Boötes and Interacting galaxies.

Vinony links it to 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation
Boötes
Right ascension
15 26 07.987
Declination
+41 ° 40 ′ 33.92 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2,672 km s
Distance
133 Mly (40.8 Mpc )
Type
SAB(rs)b pec
Apparent size v
1.830′ × 0.915′
Notable features
NGC 5929 is a companion with NGC 5930

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Boötes
Distance from Earth
40.8
Image
NGC5930 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 55080
redshift
0.00878
time of discovery or invention
1787-03-18
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
galaxy morphological type
SABab(x)
apparent magnitude
8.939
right ascension
231.53331847271540
declination
41.67602543240000
radial velocity
2621
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 5930
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5930 is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Boötes that is interacting with the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 5929. 5930 has a morphological classification of SAB(rs)b pec, indicating that it is a weakly-barred spiral galaxy with a poorly defined nuclear ring structure. It is inclined at an angle of 46° to the line of sight from the Earth.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 5930” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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