NGC 5921

NGC 5921

NGC 5921
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Serpens Caput
Right ascension 15h 21m 56.5s[1]
Declination +05° 04 14[1]
Redshift 1480 ± 1 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.5[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(r)bc[1]
Apparent size (V) 4.9 × 4.0[1]
Other designations
UGC 9824,[1] PGC 54849[1]

NGC 5921 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens Caput. In February 2001 a type II supernova (SN 2001X) was discovered in NGC 5921.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5921. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. "Bright Supernovae - 2001". ASRAS. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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