NGC 5591
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 5591, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 5591
MCG+02-37-006, Mrk 809, UGC 9207, PGC 51360, SDSS J142233.28+134301.8
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 14.5 |
| Size | 0.573' x 0.287' @ 100° |
| Right Ascension | 14h 22' 33.4" (2000) |
| Declination | 13° 43' 2" N |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Description | eF, S, R, pB* nr sf |
| Classification | Sdm |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
NGC 5591 is a double interacting system with distorted arms and plumes. Swift does not mention any irregularity in his description (copied exactly into the NGC), so he presumably saw only the brighter object. In the past, I've labeled the galaxies the eastern and western components of NGC 5591, but I've changed these labels so that the fainter eastern galaxy is a companion of the brighter western galaxy.
Also see NGC 5586 where this figures in that object's identification.
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NGC 5591