NGC 5921
| NGC 5921 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 5921 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens Caput |
| Right ascension | 15h 21m 56.5s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 04′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 1480 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4′.9 × 4′.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 9824,[1] PGC 54849[1] | |
NGC 5921 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens Caput. In February 2001 a type II supernova (SN 2001X) was discovered in NGC 5921.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5921. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2001". ASRAS. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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