NGC 5939

NGC 5939
NGC 5939
	The spiral galaxy NGC 5939.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Minor
Right ascension	15h 24m 46.03s
Declination	+68° 43′ 50.3″
Redshift	0.022235
Heliocentric radial velocity	6666 ± 4 km/s
Distance	321.6 ± 22.5 Mly (98.59 ± 6.90 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.1
Characteristics
Type	S?
Size	~102,500 ly (31.44 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.9' x 0.5'
Other designations
	IRAS 15244+6854, 2MASX J15244604+6843501, UGC 9854, MCG +12-15-007, PGC 55022, CGCG 338-008

NGC 5939 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6684 ± 4 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 98.59 ± 6.90 Mpc (∼322 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 11 July 1883.^[2]

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 5939: SN 2004ax (type Ib/c, mag. 17.7),^[3]^[4] SN 2019gss (type II, mag. 19.3),^[5] and SN 2023gps (type Ia, mag. 20).^[6]

NGC 5939 is part of a trio of galaxies: The other two galaxies in the group are IC 1129 and UGC 9896.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5939. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 5939". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ "Transient Name Server". Entry for SN 2004ax. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ Green, Daniel W. E. (April 24, 2004). "Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams". Circular No. 8331. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Transient Name Server". Entry for SN 2019gss. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ "Transient Name Server". Entry for SN 2023gps. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ Mahtessian, Abraham (July 1998). "Groups of galaxies. III. Some empirical characteristics" (PDF). Astrophysics. 41 #3: 308–321. doi:10.1007/BF03036100. Retrieved 10 August 2024.