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NGC 5921

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Right ascension
  
15 21 56.5

Redshift
  
1480 ± 1 km/s

Apparent size (V)
  
4′.9 × 4′.0

Constellation
  
Serpens

Declination
  
+05° 04′ 14″

Type
  
SB(r)bc

Magnitude
  
11.5

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
11.5

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Similar
  
NGC 5962, NGC 5970, NGC 6118, NGC 6027, NGC 6539

NGC 5921 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens Caput. In February 2001 a type II supernova (SN 2001X) was discovered in NGC 5921.

References

NGC 5921 Wikipedia