| NGC 5630 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5630 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 27m 36.5894s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 15′ 27.918″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008918[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2673 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 135.9 ± 9.5 Mly (41.68 ± 2.92 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sdm?[1] |
| Size | ~75,700 ly (23.21 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 0.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 649A,IRAS 14256+4128,2MASX J14273658+4115281,UGC 9270,MCG +07-30-014,PGC 51635,CGCG 220-018[1] | |
NGC 5630 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofBoötes. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 2826 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 41.68 ± 2.92Mpc (~136 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 9 April 1787.[2]
NGC 5630 is listed as afield galaxy, i.e. one does not belong to a largergalaxy group or cluster and hence is gravitationally alone.[3]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 5630:
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