NGC 5966 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. NGC 5966 is its New General Catalogue designation. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on March 18, 1787.[6][7] Based on its redshift, it is located about 220 million light-years (67 Mpc) away from the Sun.[3]
| NGC 5966 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5966 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 35m 52.11389s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 46′ 08.0357″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015110[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4495.7 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 219.4 ± 15.4 Mly (67.27 ± 4.71 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.22[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.14[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9923, MCG +07-32-032, PGC 55552[2] | |
New General Catalogue 5500 to 5999 | |
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