NGC 5705

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NGC 5705

An ultraviolet image of NGC 5705 taken with GALEX.
Credit: GALEX/NASA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 14h 39m 49.7s[1]
Declination -0° 43′ 6″[1]
Redshift 1758 ± 4 km/s[1]
Type SB(rs)d[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2'.9 × 1'.7[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.3[1]
Other designations
UGC 9447,[1] PGC 52395[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5705 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. NGC 5705 is part of a small group of spiral galaxies that also includes NGC 5691 and NGC 5713 along with NGC 5719.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 5705. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1. 
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