NGC 5917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. It was discovered by John Herschel on 16 July 1835.[5]
| NGC 5917 | |
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NGC 5917, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Libra[1] |
| Right ascension | 15h 21m 32.567s[2] |
| Declination | −07° 22′ 37.65″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.006472[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1934.1 Km/s[2] |
| Distance | 100.0 ± 7.2 Mly (30.67 ± 2.22 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb pec:[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.60′ × 0.9′[4] |
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| PGC 54809, IRAS F15188-0711, 2MASX J15213256-0722376, 6dFGS gJ152132.6-072238, IRAS 15188-0711, MCG-01-39-002, GSC 05014-00224, ISOSS J15214-0722, PSCz Q15188-0711, HIPASS J1521-07, LEDA 54809, [NLB95] f797g003 | |
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