NGC 5508
id:
ngc-5508-162-13052360
title:
NGC 5508
text:
NGC 5508 is a very large and distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 11,615 ± 15 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble's law of 171 ± 12 Mpc. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1882. This galaxy is classified by all sources consulted, except Professor Seligman, as a lenticular galaxy. However, the image obtained from the SDSS survey clearly shows that it is a spiral galaxy. According to the Simbad
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5508
date created:
2024-07-24T12:13:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T22:17:48Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1120531","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1120531"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/NGC_5508_SDSS2.jpg","width":840,"height":564}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16