NGC 5985 is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. NGC 5985 was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.
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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
NGC 5985
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- Constellation
- Draco
- Right ascension
- 15h 39m 37.090s
- Declination
- +59° 19′ 55.02″
- Redshift
- 0.008396
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 2517
- Distance
- 140.41 ± 35.18 Mly (43.050 ± 10.785 Mpc)
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 14.22
- Apparent magnitude (B)
- 15.24
- Type
- SAB(r)b
- Size
- 220,250 ly (67.56 kpc) (diameter; D25 isophote)
- Apparent size (V)
- 5.495′ (major axis)
- Notable features
- In a triplet of galaxies
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