NGC 5653 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on March 13, 1785 by John Herschel and subsequently placed in the New General Catalogue.[2]
NGC 5653 | |
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![]() An Infrared Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 5653. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 14h 30m 10.4s[1] |
Declination | +31° 12′ 56″[1] |
Redshift | 3562 ± 5 km/s[1] |
Distance | 161 million light-years |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SA(rs)b[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′.7 × 1′.3[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 9318,[1] PGC 51814,[1] IRAS 14280+3126, MCG+05-34-058, Z 163-68, 7C 1428+3125, LEDA 51814, IRAS F14280+3126, 2MASX J14301041+3112558, Z 1427.9+3126, IC 1026, ZWG 156.68 |
New General Catalogue 5500 to 5999 | |
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