NGC 5775
| NGC 5775 | |
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Colour picture was created from images taken using the Wide Field Channel of Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo (constellation) |
| Right ascension | 14h 53m 57.653s[1] |
| Declination | +03° 32′ 40.10″ |
| Redshift | 0.005437 |
| Other designations | |
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NGC 5775, KPG 440b, PSCz Q14514+0344, Z 1451.5+0345, GB6 B1451+0344, LEDA 53247, SDSS J145357.59+033240.0, Z 48-60, 87GB 145128.1+034502, 2MASX J14535765+0332401, SDSS J145357.61+033240.0, [CHM2007] LDC 1076 J145357.65+0332401, IRAS 14514+0344, MCG+01-38-014, TXS 1451+037, [CHM2007] HDC 891 J145357.65+0332401, IRAS F14514+0344, 2MFGC 12067, UGC 9579, [M98c] 145126.8+034451, JCMTSE J145357.3+033244, MITG J145359+0331, UZC J145357.5+033242, [TGM94] 145127+034451, JCMTSF J145357.3+033244, NVSS J145358+033231, WB 1451+0345 | |
NGC 5775 is a spiral galaxy, member of the Virgo Cluster, that lies at a distance of about 85 million light-years. Although the spiral is tilted away from us, with only a thin sliver in view, such a perspective can be advantageous for astronomers. For instance, astronomers have previously used the high inclination of this spiral to study the properties of the halo of hot gas[2] that is visible when the galaxy is observed at X-ray wavelengths.
External links
- Galactic Fountain of Youth: ESA/Hubble Picture of the week.
References
- ↑ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 5775. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ↑ Li, Jiang-Tao; Li, Zhiyuan; Wang, Q. Daniel; Irwin, Judith A.; Rossa, Joern (October 2008). "Chandra Observation of the Edge-on Spiral NGC 5775: Probing the Hot Galactic Disk/Halo Connection". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 390 (1). arXiv:0807.3587
. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.390...59L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13749.x.
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