| NGC 5936 | |
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 NGC 5936 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 30m 00.8451s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 59′ 21.472″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013298[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3987 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 198.7 ± 13.9 Mly (60.93 ± 4.27 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b[1] |
| Size | ~81,400 ly (24.97 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 15276+1309,2MASX J15300084+1259215,UGC 9867,MCG +02-39-030,PGC 55255,CGCG 077-137[1] | |
NGC 5936 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofSerpens. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 4131 ± 11 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 60.93 ± 4.27Mpc (~199 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 12 April 1784.[2]
NGC 5936 is listed as aluminous infrared galaxy (LIRG),[1] and as afield galaxy, i.e. one that does not belong to a largergalaxy group or cluster and hence is gravitationally alone.[3]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 5936:
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