NGC 5615 | |
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![]() NGC 5615, (bright knot in outer ring of biggest galaxy), NGC 5613, and NGC 5614 as imaged at the
Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 24m 06.4s [1] |
Declination | +34° 51′ 54″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013151 ± 0.000085
[2] (3,953 [3] km/ s) |
Distance | 180 ± 13 Mly (55.1 ± 3.9 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.8 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Ir [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.10′ × 0.09′ [2] |
Notable features | NGC 5615 superimposed, tidal plumes, paired with NGC 5613. |
Other designations | |
GC 3883, LGG 380-004, MCG+06-32-023, PGC 51435, VV 77b |
NGC 5615 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 triplet of interacting galaxies with NGC 5614 and NGC 5613. NGC 5615 forms a knot on the outer ring of NGC 5614, with a plume leading away from the knot. [5]
NGC 5615 | |
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![]() NGC 5615, (bright knot in outer ring of biggest galaxy), NGC 5613, and NGC 5614 as imaged at the
Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 24m 06.4s [1] |
Declination | +34° 51′ 54″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013151 ± 0.000085
[2] (3,953 [3] km/ s) |
Distance | 180 ± 13 Mly (55.1 ± 3.9 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.8 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Ir [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.10′ × 0.09′ [2] |
Notable features | NGC 5615 superimposed, tidal plumes, paired with NGC 5613. |
Other designations | |
GC 3883, LGG 380-004, MCG+06-32-023, PGC 51435, VV 77b |
NGC 5615 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 triplet of interacting galaxies with NGC 5614 and NGC 5613. NGC 5615 forms a knot on the outer ring of NGC 5614, with a plume leading away from the knot. [5]