NGC 5879 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5879: SN 1954C (type unknown, mag. 14.9) was discovered by Paul Wild on 27 September 1954.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 5879 (NGC 5879)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 5879". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
- ↑ Wild (5 October 1954). Hansen, Julie M. Vinter (ed.). "A THIRD SUPERNOVA WILD". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Observatory Copenhagen, IAU. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "SN 1954C". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 5879 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5879 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
