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NGC 5967

Coordinates: Sky map 15h 48m 15.9241s, −75° 40′ 22.219″
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NGC 5967
NGC 5967 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationApus
Right ascension15h 48m 15.9241s[1]
Declination−75° 40 22.219[1]
Redshift0.009623±0.0000190[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,885±6 km/s[1]
Distance116.04 ± 2.62 Mly (35.578 ± 0.802 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6b[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)c[1]
Size~115,800 ly (35.50 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.9′ × 1.7′[1]
Other designations
ESO 042- G 010, IRAS 15421-7531, 2MASX J15481597-7540226, PGC 56078[1]

NGC 5967 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Apus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,961±8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 142.5 ± 10.0 Mly (43.68 ± 3.06 Mpc).[1] However, 18 non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 116.04 ± 2.62 Mly (35.578 ± 0.802 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 7 June 1836.[3]

NGC 5967 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4][5]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 5967:

  • SN 2009gd (Type Ic, mag. 16.4) was discovered by Peter Marples, C. Drescher, G. Bock, M. Brown and J. Moser on 9 June 2009.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 5967". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 5967". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5967". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  4. Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  5. "NGC 5967". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  6. Marples, P.; Drescher, C.; Bock, G.; Brown, M.; Moser, J.; Jacques, C.; Pimentel, E. (2009). "Supernova 2009gd in NGC 5967". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1842): 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1842....1M.
  7. "SN 2009gd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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