NGC 5705 explained

NGC 5705
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Virgo
Type:	SB(rs)d^[1]
Z:	1758 ± 4 km/s
Appmag V:	13.3
Size V:	2'.9 × 1'.7
Names:	UGC 9447, PGC 52395

NGC 5705 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on 17 May 1884 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.^[2]

NGC 5705 is part of a small group of spiral galaxies that also includes NGC 5691, NGC 5713, and NGC 5719.^[3] It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 5705 . 2007-04-12.
2. Web site: New General Catalogue Objects: NGC5705 . Seligman . Courtney . Celestial Atlas . 27 August 2024 .
3. Book: A. Sandage . J. Bedke . 1994 . Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies . . Washington, D.C. . 978-0-87279-667-6.
4. Web site: The Virgo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 .