NGC 5229 explained

NGC 5229
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Canes Venatici
Z:+363/+461 km/s
Dist Ly:5.13 / 7.28 Mpc[1] [2]
(16.7 / 23.7 million ly)
Type:SB(s)d
Appmag V:14.3
Size V:3.58′ × 0.45'
Names:UGC 8550, PGC 47788, ZWG 246.13, FGC 1638

NGC 5229 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a member of the M51 Group although in reality it is relatively isolated from other galaxies.[3] The galaxy's disc is somewhat warped and appears to consist of a series of interconnected clusters of stars from our vantage point on Earth.[4] It is approximately 7 kiloparsecs (23,000 light-years) in diameter and is about 13.7 billion years old.

Notes and References

  1. 1999AstL...25..322S . Distances to Eight Nearby Isolated Low-Luminosity Galaxies. 1999. Astronomy Letters. 25. 5. 322. M. E. Sharina. I.D. Karachentsev. N. A. Tikhonov. amp.
  2. Web site: NED results for NGC 5229. NED via University of California. 2009-03-04.
  3. 1991MNRAS.251..193F . Corrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023. 1991. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. E. Florido. 4. E. Battaner. M. Prieto. E. Mediavilla. M. L. Sanchez-Saavedra. 10.1093/mnras/251.2.193. 251. 2. 193–198. free.
  4. astro-ph/9903348. Structure and Stellar content of Dwarf Galaxies - III. B and R photometry of dwarf galaxies in the M101 group and the nearby field.. 1999-03-23. T. Bremnes. B. Binggeli P. Prugniel. 10.1051/aas:1999486. 137. 2. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 337–350. 1999A&AS..137..337B . 8834258.

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