NGC 5279 | |
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![]() NGC 5279 (left) by the
Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 13h 41m 44s |
Declination | +55° 40’ 25” |
Surface brightness | 21.98 mag/arcsec2 |
NGC 5279 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1789. NGC 5279 is in gravitational interaction with the galaxy NGC 5278. This pair of galaxies appears in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies [1] under the designation Arp 239. [2] The luminosity class of NGC 5279 is I1. NGC 5279 is a galaxy whose core shines in the ultraviolet region. It is listed in the Markarian catalog under the designation Mrk 271 (MK 271). [3]
According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5278 and UGC 8671 form a pair of galaxies. Mahtessian further mentions that NGC 5278 and NGC 5279 form a pair of galaxies. In reality, these galaxies therefore form a trio of galaxies, the group of NGC 5278. The other galaxy in the same region of the celestial sphere is PGC 48439. With a radial speed of 11,939 km/s, this galaxy is almost two times further away than the members of this trio.
NGC 5279 | |
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![]() NGC 5279 (left) by the
Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 13h 41m 44s |
Declination | +55° 40’ 25” |
Surface brightness | 21.98 mag/arcsec2 |
NGC 5279 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1789. NGC 5279 is in gravitational interaction with the galaxy NGC 5278. This pair of galaxies appears in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies [1] under the designation Arp 239. [2] The luminosity class of NGC 5279 is I1. NGC 5279 is a galaxy whose core shines in the ultraviolet region. It is listed in the Markarian catalog under the designation Mrk 271 (MK 271). [3]
According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5278 and UGC 8671 form a pair of galaxies. Mahtessian further mentions that NGC 5278 and NGC 5279 form a pair of galaxies. In reality, these galaxies therefore form a trio of galaxies, the group of NGC 5278. The other galaxy in the same region of the celestial sphere is PGC 48439. With a radial speed of 11,939 km/s, this galaxy is almost two times further away than the members of this trio.