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NGC 5279
NGC 5279 (left) by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension13h 41m 44s
Declination+55° 40’ 25”
Surface brightness21.98 mag/arcsec2

NGC 5279 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1789. NGC 5279 is in gravitational interaction with the galaxy NGC 5278. This pair of galaxies appears in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies[1] under the designation Arp 239.[2] The luminosity class of NGC 5279 is I1. NGC 5279 is a galaxy whose core shines in the ultraviolet region. It is listed in the Markarian catalog under the designation Mrk 271 (MK 271).[3]

  1. ^ Arp, Halton (1966-11-01). "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 14: 1. Bibcode:1966ApJS...14....1A. doi:10.1086/190147. ISSN 0067-0049.
  2. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

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