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WORKING 5601: Add basic pix, tags
NGC 5600 (= PGC 51422)
Discovered (Apr 17, 1784) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Boötes (RA 14 23 49.3, Dec +14 38 19)
Apparent size 1.4 by 1.4 arcmin
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5600
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 5601 (= PGC 51370)
Discovered (Mar 27, 1867) by Robert Ball
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Boötes (RA 14 22 53.2, Dec +40 18 36)
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.3 arcmin
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NGC 5602 (= PGC 51340)
Discovered (May 15, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Boötes (RA 14 22 18.4, Dec +50 30 10)
Apparent size 1.5 by 0.8 arcmin
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NGC 5603 (= PGC 51382)
Discovered (Apr 29, 1788) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 14 23 01.6, Dec +40 22 40)
Apparent size 1.1 by 1.1 arcmin
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PGC 51372 (= "NGC 5603B")
Not an NGC object but sometimes called NGC 5603B because in general area of NGC 5603
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Boötes (RA 14 22 56.5, Dec +40 25 01)
Apparent size 2.0 by 2.0 arcmin
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NGC 5604 (= PGC 51471)
Discovered (Apr 15, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Virgo (RA 14 24 42.8, Dec -03 12 43)
Apparent size 1.9 by 1.0 arcmin
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NGC 5605 (= PGC 51492)
Discovered (May 11, 1784) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Libra (RA 14 25 07.5, Dec -13 09 49)
Apparent size 1.5 by 1.3 arcmin
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NGC 5606 (= OCL 922)
Discovered (May 8, 1826) by James Dunlop (313)
An 8th-magnitude open cluster (type I1p) in Centaurus (RA 14 27 47.2, Dec -59 37 56)
NGC 5607 (= IC 1005 = PGC 51182)
Discovered (Mar 16, 1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S pec) in Ursa Minor (RA 14 19 26.7, Dec +71 35 17)
A starburst galaxy, with an exceptionally bright nucleus in comparison to its disc. Based on a recessional velocity of 7595 km/sec, NGC 5607 is about 350 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 0.9 by 0.8 arcmin, it is about 90 thousand light years across. |
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5607
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 5608 (= PGC 51396)
Discovered (Apr 9, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude irregular galaxy (type Im) in Boötes (RA 14 23 17.6, Dec +41 46 32)
Apparent size 2.2 by 1.2 arcmin
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NGC 5609 (= PGC 3088538)
Discovered (Mar 1, 1851) by Bindon Stoney
A 16th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Boötes (RA 14 23 48.3, Dec +34 50 34)
Apparent size 0.4 by 0.3 arcmin
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NGC 5610 (= PGC 51450)
Discovered (May 19, 1784) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBab) in Boötes (RA 14 24 23.0, Dec +24 36 52)
Apparent size 2.0 by 0.7 arcmin
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NGC 5611 (= PC 51431)
Discovered (Apr 29, 1827) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 14 24 04.8, Dec +33 02 52)
Apparent size 1.3 by 0.6 arcmin
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NGC 5612 (= PGC 52057)
Discovered (May 23, 1835) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Apus (RA 14 34 01.5, Dec -78 23 16)
Apparent size 1.9 by 1.1 arcmin
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NGC 5613 (= PGC 51433, and with NGC 5614 and 5615 = Arp 178)
Discovered (Mar 1, 1851) by Bindon Stoney
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0/a) in Boötes (RA 14 24 05.9, Dec +34 53 33)
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.4 arcmin
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NGC 5614 (= PGC 51439, and with NGC 5613 and 5615 = Arp 178)
Discovered (May 1, 1785) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Boötes (RA 14 24 07.3, Dec +34 51 33)
Apparent size 2.4 by 2.0 arcmin
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NGC 5615 (= PGC 51435, and with NGC 5613 and 5614 = Arp 178)
Discovered (Mar 1, 1851) by Bindon Stoney
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Boötes (RA 14 24 06.4, Dec +34 51 55)
Apparent size 0.4 by 0.4 arcmin
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NGC 5616 (= PGC 51448)
Discovered (May 1, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Boötes (RA 14 24 20.6, Dec +36 27 41)
Apparent size 2.1 by 0.4 arcmin
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NGC 5617 (= OCL 919)
Discovered (May 8, 1826) by James Dunlop (302)
A 6th-magnitude open cluster (type I3m) in Centaurus (RA 14 29 44.0, Dec -60 42 39)
Apparent size 10.0 arcmin
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NGC 5618 (= PGC 51603)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Virgo (RA 14 27 11.8, Dec -02 15 46)
Apparent size 1.6 by 1.2 arcmin
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NGC 5619 (= PGC 51610)
Discovered (Apr 10, 1828) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Virgo (RA 14 27 18.2, Dec +04 48 11)
Apparent size 2.2 by 1.2 arcmin
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IC 1016 (= IC 4424 = "NGC 5619B" = PGC 51624)
Listed here because sometimes referred to as NGC 5619B, despite having an NGC/IC listing of its own
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Virgo (RA 14 27 32.3, Dec +04 49 17)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.3 arcmin
PGC 51622 (= "NGC 5619C")
Listed here because sometimes referred to as NGC 5619C, since in general area of NGC 5619
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Virgo (RA 14 27 29.6, Dec +04 46 47)
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.8 arcmin
NGC 5620 (= PGC 51356)
Discovered (Apr 3, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Ursa Minor (RA 14 22 40.5, Dec +69 35 43)
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.5 arcmin
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NGC 5621
Recorded (Jan 30, 1784) by William Herschel
Three stars in Boötes (RA 14 27 50.0, Dec +08 14 32)
NGC 5622 (= PGC 51541)
Discovered (May 15, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Boötes (RA 14 26 12.0, Dec +48 33 52)
Apparent size 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin
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NGC 5623 (= PGC 51598)
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Boötes (RA 14 27 08.7, Dec +33 15 11)
NGC 5624 (= PGC 51568)
Discovered (May 9, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-66)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Boötes (RA 14 26 35.4, Dec +51 35 05)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Bigourdan and Howe) of 14 21 43. Apparent size 1.1 by 0.8 arcmin.
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NGC 5625 (= PGC 51592)
Discovered (Apr 28, 1827) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Boötes (RA 14 27 02.4, Dec +39 57 27)
Apparent size 1.2 by 0.8 arcmin
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5625
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 5625 NED01
Listed here because referred to as a companion or component of NGC 5625
A 19th-magnitude compact galaxy (type C) in Boötes (RA 14 27 00.5, Dec +39 57 23)
Apparent size 0.03 by 0.02 arcmin. An insignificant companion of (or perhaps a stellar condensation in) NGC 5625.
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Above, an 0.6 arcmin wide closeup of the purported companion of NGC 5625, which see for wider views.
NGC 5626 (= PGC 51794)
Discovered (Mar 30, 1835) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Hydra (RA 14 29 49.0, Dec -29 44 58)
Apparent size 1.2 by 1.0 arcmin
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NGC 5627 (= PGC 51705)
Discovered (Apr 4, 1831) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 14 28 34.2, Dec +11 22 42)
Apparent size 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin
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NGC 5628 (= PGC 51699)
Discovered (May 6, 1883) by Édouard Stephan (13b-75)
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E4) in Boötes (RA 14 28 25.7, Dec +17 55 30)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.7 arcmin
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NGC 5629 (= PGC 51681)
Discovered (May 6, 1831) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 14 28 16.1, Dec +25 50 57)
Apparent size 1.8 by 1.8 arcmin
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NGC 5630 (= PGC 51635)
Discovered (Apr 9, 1787) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sd) in Boötes (RA 14 27 36.5, Dec +41 15 29)
Apparent size 2.2 by 0.7 arcmin
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NGC 5631 (= PGC 51564)
Discovered (Apr 17, 1789) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Ursa Major (RA 14 26 33.3, Dec +56 34 59)
Apparent size 1.7 by 1.7 arcmin
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NGC 5632
Recorded (May 9, 1853) by George Bond (20, HN 11)
A 15th-magnitude star in Virgo (RA 14 29 19.5, Dec -00 26 49)
NGC 5633 (= PGC 51620)
Discovered (May 11, 1787) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Boötes (RA 14 27 28.5, Dec +46 08 51)
Apparent size 2.1 by 1.1 arcmin
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NGC 5634 (= GCL 28)
Discovered (Mar 5, 1785) by William Herschel
A 10th-magnitude globular cluster (type IV) in Virgo (RA 14 29 37.3, Dec -05 58 33)
NGC 5635 (= PGC 51706)
Discovered (May 17, 1784) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Boötes (RA 14 28 31.5, Dec +27 24 33)
Apparent size 2.3 by 1.1 arcmin
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NGC 5636 (= PGC 51785)
Discovered (Apr 30, 1786) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0/a) in Virgo (RA 14 29 39.1, Dec +03 16 00)
Apparent size 1.9 by 1.4 arcmin
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NGC 5637 (= PGC 51736)
Discovered (Apr 10, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Scd) in Boötes (RA 14 28 59.5, Dec +23 11 27)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.5 arcmin
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NGC 5638 (= PGC 51787)
Discovered (Apr 30, 1786) by William Herschel
An 11th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E1) in Virgo (RA 14 29 40.4, Dec +03 14 00)
Apparent size 2.7 by 2.4 arcmin
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NGC 5639 (= PGC 51730)
Discovered (May 15, 1830) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Boötes (RA 14 28 46.5, Dec +30 24 45)
Apparent size 1.4 by 0.9 arcmin
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PGC 1902505 (= "NGC 5639B")
Not an NGC object but sometimes referred to as NGC 5639B because in general area of NGC 5639
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Boötes (RA 14 28 57.1, Dec +30 24 23)
Apparent size 0.3 by 0.2 arcmin
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NGC 5640 (= PGC 51263)
Discovered (Dec 20, 1797) by William Herschel
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Camelopardalis (RA 14 20 40.7, Dec +80 07 25)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.4 arcmin
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NGC 5641 (= PGC 51758)
Discovered (Jun 4, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-4)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBab) in Boötes (RA 14 29 16.6, Dec +28 49 18)
Apparent size 2.4 by 1.3 arcmin
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NGC 5642 (= PGC 51751)
Discovered (May 16, 1784) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Boötes (RA 14 29 13.4, Dec +30 01 38)
Apparent size 1.8 by 1.3 arcmin
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NGC 5643 (= PGC 51969)
Possibly observed (May 10, 1826) by James Dunlop (469)
Discovered (Jun 1, 1834) by John Herschel
A 10th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Lupus (RA 14 32 40.7, Dec -44 10 28)
Apparent size 4.7 by 4.2 arcmin
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NGC 5644 (= PGC 51834)
Discovered (Jun 11, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-6)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 14 30 25.5, Dec +11 55 41)
NGC 5645 (= PGC 51846)
Discovered (Apr 13, 1784) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBcd) in Virgo (RA 14 30 39.2, Dec +07 16 29)
Apparent size 2.6 by 1.6 arcmin
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NGC 5646 (= PGC 51779)
Discovered (Apr 29, 1881) by Édouard Stephan (11b-5)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Boötes (RA 14 29 33.8, Dec +35 27 43)
Apparent size 1.5 by 0.4 arcmin
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NGC 5647 (= PGC 51843)
Discovered (Jun 11, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-7)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Boötes (RA 14 30 36.0, Dec +11 52 38)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.3 arcmin
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NGC 5648 (= NGC 5649 = PGC 51840)
Discovered (Mar 19, 1787) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 5649)
Discovered (May 23, 1887) by Guillaume Bigourdan (II-74) (and later listed as NGC 5648)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Boötes (RA 14 30 32.5, Dec +14 01 24)
The second IC states (per Bigourdan) "5648 = 5649"; so the identity of the two entries has been known for more than a century. (this entry will only contain historical information; for physical data and images see NGC 5649)
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NGC 5649 (= NGC 5648 = PGC 51840)
Discovered (Mar 19, 1787) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 5649)
Discovered (May 23, 1887) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as NGC 5648)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Boötes (RA 14 30 32.5, Dec +14 01 24)
The second IC states (per Bigourdan) "5648 = 5649"; so the identity of the two entries has been known for more than a century. 1.1 by 0.8 arcmin apparent size. (Note: The historical confusion about the identity, though resolved more than a century ago, has led to even greater confusion in modern catalogs; as a result, the galaxy which is both NGC 5648 and 5649 is usually referred to as NGC 5648, and another galaxy, off to the southeast, as NGC 5649 (as an example, Wikisky makes this mistake). But the southeastern one, as shown in the wide-field view below, is actually NGC 5655.)
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5649, which is also Dreyer's NGC 5648
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy; also shown is NGC 5655
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