NGC 5896 is a small spiral galaxy located 953 million light-years away in the constellationofBoötes.[2][3] The object was found on 23 May 1854 by R. J. Mitchell, an Irish astronomer and assistant to William Parsons.[4] At a redshift of 0.065, NGC 5896 is one of the most distant objects in the NGC Catalogue.
NGC 5896 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Boötes |
Right ascension | 15h13m 50.672s[1] |
Declination | +42° 01′ 27.25″[1] |
Redshift | 0.06561 ± 0.00006[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 19,025 km/s[1] |
Distance | 953 Mly |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc |
Size | 91,000 ly |
Other designations | |
PGC 54367, MCG+07-031-044, LEDA 54367, SDSS J151350.67+420127.2 |
According to sources, the neighboring galaxy NGC 5895 and NGC 5896 form an optical pair.[5] But the latter is much further, and it is considered as a background galaxy.[4]