NGC 5514 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 13m 38.690s [1] |
Declination | +07° 39′ 37.35″ [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,300 km/s [2] |
Distance | 346.8 Mly (106.33 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2 [3] |
Notable features | Interacting galaxies, infrared bright [4] |
Other designations | |
NGC 5514, UGC 9102, PGC 50809/93124 [5] |
NGC 5514 is a pair of merging disk galaxies in the northern constellation of Boötes. They were discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 26, 1865. [6] The galaxies are located at an estimated distance of 347 million light-years. [2] The morphology of the system is similar to the Antennae Galaxies, NGC 4038/NGC 4039. A distinct tail extends to the east for an angular distance of 1.5′. There is a fainter tail extending a comparable distance to the west. [3] This galaxy pair likely forms a small group with the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5519. [4]
This appears to be a collision between two galaxies of unequal mass, having a 2:1 mass ratio. They display activity of the LINER type, but this is located in two regions in the outer parts away from the combined nucleus. [3] These may be large shock regions caused by the collision. There are two corresponding starburst regions, one of which has outflows that have created a supergiant galactic bubble. [4]
NGC 5514 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 13m 38.690s [1] |
Declination | +07° 39′ 37.35″ [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,300 km/s [2] |
Distance | 346.8 Mly (106.33 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.2 [3] |
Notable features | Interacting galaxies, infrared bright [4] |
Other designations | |
NGC 5514, UGC 9102, PGC 50809/93124 [5] |
NGC 5514 is a pair of merging disk galaxies in the northern constellation of Boötes. They were discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 26, 1865. [6] The galaxies are located at an estimated distance of 347 million light-years. [2] The morphology of the system is similar to the Antennae Galaxies, NGC 4038/NGC 4039. A distinct tail extends to the east for an angular distance of 1.5′. There is a fainter tail extending a comparable distance to the west. [3] This galaxy pair likely forms a small group with the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5519. [4]
This appears to be a collision between two galaxies of unequal mass, having a 2:1 mass ratio. They display activity of the LINER type, but this is located in two regions in the outer parts away from the combined nucleus. [3] These may be large shock regions caused by the collision. There are two corresponding starburst regions, one of which has outflows that have created a supergiant galactic bubble. [4]