| NGC 5754 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 5754 (top) andNGC 5752 (bottom) imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 45m 19.666s[1] |
| Declination | +38° 43′ 52.68″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015210[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,561[2]km/s |
| Distance | 218.0Mly (66.83[3]Mpc) |
| Group orcluster | Arp 297 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBb[2] |
| Size | 140,400ly (43.07kpc) (estimated)[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.24′ × 1.17′[4] |
| Notable features | paired withNGC 5752 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9505,PGC 52686,SDSS J144519.64+384352.3 | |
NGC 5754 is abarred spiral galaxy located 218 millionlight years away in theconstellationBoötes. It was discovered byGerman-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 16 May 1787.[5]
NGC 5754 is listed in theAtlas of Peculiar Galaxies asArp 297, aninteracting galaxies group, which consists ofNGC 5752,NGC 5753, NGC 5754,NGC 5755. Along withNGC 2718 andUGC 12158, NGC 5754 is often considered a twin of the Milky Way.
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 5754: SN 2021mnj (type II, mag. 18.8).[6]
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