NGC 5541 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background for is 7,846±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 377.5 ± 26.4 Mly (115.73 ± 8.10 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 29 April 1788.[2]
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 5541 as a radio galaxy.[3]
Interacting Galaxies
NGC 5541 is made up of two galaxies in gravitational interaction. The other galaxy to the north is 2MASS J14163236+3935307 (sometimes also listed as PGC 4540101).[2]
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 5541:
- SN 2006cb (type Ib, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 19 April 2006.[4][5]
- SN 2017mf (type Ia, mag. 16.2) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 21 January 2017.[6]
- SN 2025auk (type Ia, mag. 18.491) was discovered by ATLAS on 3 February 2025.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 5541". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5541". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "NGC 5541". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Ponticello, N. J.; Khandrika, H.; Madison, D. R. (2006). "Supernovae 2006cb, 2006cc, 2006cd, 2006ce". International Astronomical Union Circular. 8709: 1. Bibcode:2006IAUC.8709....1P.
- ^ "SN 2006cb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "SN 2017mf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "SN 2025auk". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
External links
Media related to NGC 5541 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5541 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
