NGC 5229

NGC 5229
NGC 5229 by GALEX (ultraviolet)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13h 34m 02.9s
Declination	+44° 02′ 17″
Redshift	+363/+461 km/s
Distance	5.13 / 7.28 Mpc[1][2] (16.7 / 23.7 million ly)
Type	SB(s)d
Apparent dimensions (V)	3.58′ × 0.45'
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3
Other designations
UGC 8550, PGC 47788, ZWG 246.13, FGC 1638
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5229 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a member of the M51 Group although in reality it is relatively isolated from other galaxies.^[3] The galaxy's disc is somewhat warped and appears to consist of a series of interconnected clusters of stars from our vantage point on Earth.^[1][4] It is approximately 7 kiloparsecs (23,000 light-years) in diameter and is about 13.7 billion years old.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} M. E. Sharina, I.D. Karachentsev, and N. A. Tikhonov (1999). "Distances to Eight Nearby Isolated Low-Luminosity Galaxies". Astronomy Letters. Bibcode 1999AstL...25..322S. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "NED results for NGC 5229". NED via University of California. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+5229&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
3. ^ E. Florido, E. Battaner, M. Prieto, E. Mediavilla, M. L. Sanchez-Saavedra (1991). "Corrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023". Astronomy Letters. Bibcode 1991MNRAS.251..193F. 
4. ^ T. Bremnes, B. Binggeli P. Prugniel (1999-03-23). "Structure and Stellar content of Dwarf Galaxies - III. B and R photometry of dwarf galaxies in the M101 group and the nearby field.". arXiv:astro-ph/9903348.