NGC 5501
SDSS image of NGC 5501
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	14h 12m 20.2s[1]
Declination	+1° 16′ 21.1″[1]
Redshift	0.02517[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7451 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity	7521 km/s[2]
Distance	336 ± 23.5 Mly (103 ± 7.2 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-20.2[nb 1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SA(r)0+?[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.78' x 0.62'[2]
Other designations
MCG +00-36-027, PGC 50724[1][3]

NGC 5501 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo,^[3][4] registered in New General Catalogue (NGC).^[1]

Observation history

NGC 5501 was discovered by John Herschel on 13 April 1828. John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, described the galaxy as "very faint, small, partially resolved, some stars seen".^[3]

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