| NGC 5410 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5410 imaged byHubble Space Telescope[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 14h 00m 54.5858s[2] |
| Declination | +40° 59′ 18.532″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.012431 ± 0.000007[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,727 ± 2 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 192 ± 13.4Mly (58.8 ± 4.1Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB?[2] |
| Size | ~89,000 ly (27.4 kpc) (estimated)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.38′ × 0.68′[2] |
| Notable features | Interacting galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 13588+4113,UGC 8931,MCG +07-29-034,PGC 49893,CGCG 219-041,VV 256a[2] | |
NGC 5410 is abarred spiral galaxy in the constellationCanes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 190 millionlight years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 5410 is approximately 90,000 light years across.[2] It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on April 9, 1787.[4]
The galaxy is asymmetric, with an eccentric bar.[5] Two spiral arms emerge from the ends of the bar.[6] There are many knots along itsspiral arms. The knots contain large numbers of young stars andstar clusters. Nils Bergvall claimed that the outer structure of the galaxy looked more like acollisional ring, a ring-like structure created by the interaction of the spiral galaxy with its companion.[7] However more observations of the galaxy indicate that its morphology is more indicative of disturbed spiral arms of barred galaxy than of a ring.H-alpha emission is observed along the galaxy. Thestar formation rate of the galaxy based on thefar infrared emission is about 1.34M☉ per year.[6] The nucleus of the galaxy was not detected in X-rays byEinstein Observatory.[8]
Onesupernova has been detected in NGC 5410, SN 2014as. It was discovered by D. Grennan on 18 April 2014 at an apparent magnitude of 17.3 lying 0".2 west and 12".6 south of the centre of the galaxy. Its spectrum indicated it was a broad-linedtype Ic supernova a few days before maximum light.[9]
NGC 5410 isinteracting with a companion, UGC 8932, which lies 1.2 arcminutes to the northeast.[5] A bridge has been found to connect the two galaxies. The pair is isolated. The closest galaxy of similar size is UGC 8917.[7]
