NGC 5615 | |
Credit: | Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona |
Dist Ly: | 55.1+/- |
Z: | (3,953 km/s) |
Appmag V: | 17.8 |
Type: | Ir[1] |
Notes: | NGC 5615 superimposed, tidal plumes, paired with NGC 5613. |
Names: | GC 3883, LGG 380-004, MCG+06-32-023, PGC 51435, VV 77b |
NGC 5615 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is part of the Arp 178 triplet of interacting galaxies with NGC 5614 and NGC 5613. NGC 5615 forms a knot on the outer ring of NGC 5614, with a plume leading away from the knot.