IC 5332
IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is a spiral galaxy about 39 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. IC 5332 is a delicate spiral galaxy that is unusually faint and beautifully symmetrical. As viewed from earth it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its classification (Sc). The galaxy lies in the direction of the celestial south pole.[1]
| IC 5332 | |
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 HST image of IC 5332 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 23h 34m 27.5s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 06′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 701 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 39 million light-years |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.72[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8.128' × 7.762'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 5332, PGC 71775 | |
IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non-starburst galaxy.[3] It is a somewhat tenuous spiral galaxy with a very low surface brightness of just 23.8 mag/squ arc sec.
References
External links
- IC 5332 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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