| NGC 5541 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5541 with 2MASS J14163236+3935307 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 16m 31.745s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 35′ 21.228″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025612[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,678±3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 377.5 ± 26.4 Mly (115.73 ± 8.10 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S?[1] |
| Size | ~158,000 ly (48.43 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8′ × 0.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 14144+3949,UGC 9139,MCG +07-29-059,PGC 50991,CGCG 219-065[1] | |
NGC 5541 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellation ofBoötes. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background for is7,846±12 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 377.5 ± 26.4 Mly (115.73 ± 8.10 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 29 April 1788.[2]
TheSIMBAD database lists NGC 5541 as aradio galaxy.[3]
NGC 5541 is made up of two galaxies in gravitational interaction. The other galaxy to the north is 2MASS J14163236+3935307 (sometimes also listed as PGC 4540101).[2]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 5541:
Media related toNGC 5541 at Wikimedia Commons
