Right ascension 14 53 57.653 Redshift 0.005607 Group or cluster Virgo Cluster Constellation Virgo | Declination +03° 32′ 40.10″ Helio radial velocity 1681 Magnitude 11.34 | |
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Distance 66.33 ± 13.31 Mly (20.338 ± 4.081 Mpc) Similar NGC 5746, NGC 5713, NGC 5566, NGC 5838, NGC 5068 | ||
NGC 5775 is a spiral galaxy, a member of the Virgo Cluster, that lies at a distance of about 70 million light-years. Although the spiral is tilted away from us, with only a thin sliver in view, such a perspective can be advantageous for astronomers. For instance, astronomers have previously used the high inclination of this spiral to study the properties of the halo of hot gas that is visible when the galaxy is observed at X-ray wavelengths.
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