NGC 5653 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by John Herschel and subsequently placed in the New General Catalogue.[2]

NGC 5653
An Infrared Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 5653.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 30m 10.4s[1]
Declination+31° 12′ 56″[1]
Redshift3562 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance161 million light-years
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SA(rs)b[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7 × 1.3[1]
Other designations
UGC 9318,[1] PGC 51814,[1] IRAS 14280+3126, MCG+05-34-058, Z 163-68, 7C 1428+3125, LEDA 51814, IRAS F14280+3126, 2MASX J14301041+3112558, Z 1427.9+3126, IC 1026,[citation needed] ZWG 156.68

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5653. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5650 - 5699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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