NGC 5609 explained

NGC 5609
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	Sa?
Ra:
Dist Ly:	1.32682Gly^[1]
Z:	0.100588
H Radial V:	30156 km/s
Appmag B:	16.5
Appmag V:	15.7
Size V:	0.38 x 0.31
Constellation Name:	Boötes
Names:	PGC 3088538
Size:	~175,230 ly (estimated)

NGC 5609 is a spiral galaxy^[2] located 1.3 billion light-years light-years away from Earth,^[3] in the constellation Boötes.^[4] It has the largest redshift^[5] of any galaxy in the New General Catalogue. Prior to 2023, another spiral galaxy, NGC 1262, had been thought to have a higher redshift.^{[6] [5]} NGC 5609 is the most distant visually observed galaxy in the NGC Catalog^[5] and was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on March 1, 1851.

See also

• • List of the most distant astronomical objects List of NGC objects (5001–6000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 5609 . 2017-12-07.
2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5600 - 5649. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-12-07.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-12-07.
4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 5609. spider.seds.org. 2017-12-07.
5. Sky & Telescope Magazine, December 2023, pp 20
6. Web site: Which NGC spiral has the highest redshift?. www.galaxyzooforum.org. 2017-12-07.