NGC 5879 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group.
| NGC 5879 | |
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NGC 5879 by HST, 1.65′ view | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 15h 09m 46.726s[1] |
| Declination | +57° 00′ 00.68″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00254[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 761 km[2] |
| Distance | 55.6 Mly (17.06 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)bc:[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.74′ × 1.01′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9753, MCG +10-22-001, PGC 54117[2] | |
New General Catalogue 5500 to 5999 | |
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