14h29m16.6s, +28° 49′ 18.7″| NGC 5641 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5641
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h29m 16.6s[1] |
| Declination | +28° 49′ 18.7″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01440[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4286 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 4384 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 196 ± 14 Mly (60.1 ± 4.2 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.9[nb 1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(r)ab [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.4' x 1.1'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9300, MCG +05-34-055, PGC 51758[1][3] | |
NGC 5641 is a type Sb-barred spiral galaxy[4] in the constellation of Boötes, registered in New General Catalogue (NGC).[1] It is located five degrees east of NGC 5466.[4]
NGC 5641 was discovered by Édouard Stephan on 4 June 1880. John Louis Emil Dreyer inside the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "pretty bright, pretty small, a little extended, much brighter middle, mottled but not resolved?"[3] It was described in Burnham's Celestial Handbook as "pretty bright, pretty small, slightly elongated and much brighter in the middle".[5] Walter Scott Houston also noted that this galaxy was missed by William Herschel. He wrote "although NGC 5641 is only 2' long, this should not have been a problem for Herschel observing at 157x."[5]
