NGC 5555

NGC 5555
An image of NGC 5555 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	14^h 18^m 48.1085^s[1]
Declination	−19° 08′ 20.104″[1]
Redshift	11200 ± 20 km/s[1]
Distance	538.83mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.53
Characteristics
Type	G[1]
Other designations
ESO 579- G 015[1]

NGC 5555 (also known as PGC 51124^[2])^[3] is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo.^[4] Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 11200 ± 20 km/s,^[5] which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 165.20 ± 11.57 Mpc (~538.83 million light-years).^[6] It was originally discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer, Ormond Stone.^[7] NGC 5555 is situated close to the celestial equator and given its visual magnitude of 15.53, NGC 5555 is visible only through long exposure photography.

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5009. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
2. "CDS Portal". cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
3. "NGC 5555". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
4. "NGC 5555 - Spiral Galaxy in Virgo | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
5. Mathewson, D. S.; Ford, V. L. (November 1996). "Parameters of 2447 Southern Spiral Galaxies for Use in the Tully-Fisher Relation". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 107: 97. doi:10.1086/192356. ISSN 0067-0049.
6. "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
7. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5550 - 5599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5555 at Wikimedia Commons