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NGC 5921
NGC 5921 as taken at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens Caput
Right ascension15h 21m 56.5s[1]
Declination+05° 04′ 14″[1]
Redshift0.00470 ± 0.00001[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1480 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance65 Mly[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)bc[1]
Apparent size (V)4.9 × 4.0[1]
Other designations
UGC 9824,[1] PGC 54849[1]

NGC 5921 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 65 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Serpens Caput. It was discovered by William Herschel on 1 May 1786.[4] In February 2001 a type II supernova (SN 2001X) was discovered in NGC 5921.[5] It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[6]

Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5921's center

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