NGC 5653

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NGC 5653

An Infrared Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 5653.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.

Observation data: J2000 epoch
Constellation: Boötes
Right ascension: 14h 30m 10.4s[1]
Declination: +31° 12′ 56″[1]
Redshift: 3562 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance:
Type: (R')SA(rs)b[1]
Apparent dimensions (V): 1′.7 × 1′.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (V): 12.9[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
UGC 9318,[1] PGC 51814[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


NGC 5653 is a Spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 5653. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.