NGC 5544 is a
barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in about two thirds of all spiral galaxies, and generally affect both the motions of stars and interstellar gas within spiral galaxi ...
in the constellation
Boötes
Boötes ( ) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from la, Boōtēs, which comes from grc-gre, Βοώτης, Boṓtēs ...
. It is interacting with spiral galaxy
NGC 5545
NGC 5545 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Boötes. It is interacting with the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5544.
References
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DistanceImage NGC 5545http://seds.org/
NGC 05545
5545
09143
051023
199
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References
External links
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Image NGC 5544http://seds.org/
NGC 05544
5544
09142
199
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...
Interacting galaxies
Barred spiral galaxies
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