| NGC 5539 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 17m 37.8s |
| Declination | +08d 10m 46.57s |
| Redshift | 0.058518 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 17,381km/s |
| Distance | 857Mly (262.6Mpc) |
| Group orcluster | Abell 1890 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.7 |
| Surface brightness | 11.40 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cD; BrClg |
| Size | 273,000ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.4' x 0.3' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 51054, MCG +01-36-033, UZC J141737.8+081047, LEDA 51054, 2MASX J14173775+0810468 | |
NGC 5539 is a largelenticular galaxy in theBoötes constellation.[1][2] It is located 857 millionlight-years away and was discovered byJohn Herschel on 24th April, 1830.[3] According to Herschel, he found it quite large and irregular.[3] NGC 5539 is about 273,000 light-years in diameter, meaning it is much larger compared to theMilky Way and its neighbor, theAndromeda Galaxy.[2] It is thebrightest cluster galaxy in Abell 1890.[2][4]
It is said NGC 5539 can be classified as a highsurface brightness galaxy with a surface brightness value of 11.40mag/am2.[5]
