# NGC 5640

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Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

NGC 5640 NGC 5640 (Pan-STARRS) Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) Constellation Camelopardalis Right ascension 14h 20m 40.81s [1] Declination +80° 07′ 23.20″ [1] Redshift 0.047386 [1] Heliocentric radial velocity 14206 ± 35 km/s [1] Distance 660 Mly[1] Apparent magnitude (V) 14.70 [2] Apparent magnitude (B) 15.60 [2] Characteristics Type Sa [2] Apparent size (V) 0.9 x 0.4 [2] Other designations PGC 51263, CGCG 353.35

**NGC 5640** is a [spiral galaxy](/source/Spiral_galaxy) approximately [660 million](/source/1_E22_m) [light-years](/source/Light-year) away from Earth in the [constellation](/source/Constellation) of [Camelopardalis](/source/Camelopardalis_(constellation)).[1] It was discovered by British astronomer [William Herschel](/source/William_Herschel) on December 20, 1797.[3]

## Supernova SN 1996ah

Supernova [SN 1996ah](/source/SN_1996ah) was discovered in NGC 5640 on June 6, 1996 by [Jean Mueller](/source/Jean_Mueller), who was using the [1.2-m Oschin Schmidt telescope](/source/Samuel_Oschin_telescope) in the course of the second [Palomar Sky Survey](/source/Palomar_Observatory#Research).[4]

SN 1996ah had magnitude about 18 and was located southwest of the centre of NGC 5640 (coordinates: RA 14h20m39.020s, DEC +80d07m21.00s, [J2000.0](/source/J2000.0)).[4][1] It was classified as [Type Ia supernova](/source/Type_Ia_supernova).[1]

## See also

- [List of NGC objects (5001–6000)](/source/List_of_NGC_objects_(5001%E2%80%936000))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Database_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Database_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Database_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Database_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Database_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Database_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Database_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Database_1-7) ["NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database"](http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+5640). *ned.ipac.caltech.edu*. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Revised_NGC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Revised_NGC_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Revised_NGC_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Revised_NGC_2-3) ["Revised NGC Data for NGC 5640"](http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC5640). *spider.seds.org*. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-astronomy-mall_3-0)** ["Data for NGC 5640"](http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%205000%20-%205999%20(11-30-17).htm). *www.astronomy-mall.com*. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-harvard_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-harvard_4-1) ["Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams"](http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/06400/06421.html#Item1). *www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu*. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [NGC 5640](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:NGC_5640).

- NGC 5640 on [WikiSky](/source/WikiSky): [DSS2](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=DSS2), [SDSS](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=SDSS), [GALEX](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=GALEX), [IRAS](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=IRAS), [Hydrogen α](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=HALPHA), [X-Ray](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=RASS), [Astrophoto](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640&img_source=IMG_all), [Sky Map](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5640), [Articles and images](http://www.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+5640)

- [SEDS](http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC5640)

v t e New General Catalogue 5001 to 6000 5001 to 5100 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5008 5010 5011 5018 5020 5023 5024 5026 5030 5032 5033 5034 5042 5050 5053 5054 5055 5068 5078 5084 5085 5087 5090 5091 5098 5101 to 5200 5101 5102 5112 5114 5121 5128 5135 5139 5144 5161 5162/5174 5164 5170 5177 5185 5189 5194 5195 5198 5201 to 5300 5201 5204 5221 5223 5229 5235 5236 5238 5247 5248 5251 5252 5253 5256 5257 5258 5260 5264 5272 5273 5278 5279 5281 5286 5291 5300 5301 to 5400 5307 5308 5314 5315 5316 5322 5331 5334 5335 5343 5363 5364/5317 5371 5377 5384 5390 5394 5395 5398 5401 to 5500 5406 5408 5410 5416 5419 5422 5426 and 5427 5448 5455 5457 5460 5461 5466 5468 5470 5471 5473 5474 5475 5477 5483 5485 5486 5490 5493 5495 5500 5501 to 5600 5501 5502/5503 5504 5506 5508 5514 5516 5523 5529 5530 5532 5533 5535 5539 5541 5544 5545 5548 5557 5559 5566 5575/5578 5579 5582 5584 5585 5591 5597 5601 to 5700 5601 5605 5609 5613 5614 5615 5617 5619 5626 5629 5630 5634 5640 5641 5643 5653 5662 5665 5668 5676 5678 5679 5682 5683 5694 5701 to 5800 5701 5705 5713 5714 5719/5658 5722 5728 5746 5749 5750 5752 5753 5754 5755 5765 5772 5774 5775 5777 5778 5784 5790 5792 5793 5801 to 5900 5806 5820 5821 5822 5823 5824 5829 5837 5838 5844 5846 5850 5854 5856 5857 5861 5866 5875 5876 5879 5882 5885 5886 5890 5896 5897 5898 5901 to 6000 5904 5906 5907 5910 5915 5917 5920 5921 5925 5927 5928 5929 5930 5936 5939 5940 5949 5953 5957 5962 5963 5964 5965 5966 5970 5979 5980 5982 5985 5986 5988 5996 5999 6000 Astronomical catalog List of NGC objects 5001–6000

v t e Constellation of Camelopardalis Camelopardalis dark region Camelopardalis in Chinese astronomy List of stars in Camelopardalis Stars Bayer α β γ (Shaowei) Flamsteed 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 49 51 53 Variable U Z RU ST TX VZ BD BE (Custos) BK BN CE CO CQ CS DD MY HR 967 1046 1073 1112 1124 1129 1138 1158 1192 1204 1205 1241 1242 1305 1313 1314 1327 1335 1342 1401 1440 1491 1527 1561 1624 1636 (Mago) 1675 1683 1686 1720 1844 1916 2209 (Shangwei) 2363 (Kamelos) 2396 2401 2527 (Tonglingxing) 2581 2830 3075 3082 3216 4062 4084 4609 (Tonatiuh) 4892 4893 5009 5091 5203 HD 35759 Other 2MASS J05325346+8246465 Gliese 445 GJ 3378 NGC 2363-V1 PSR B0329+54 PSR B0355+54 PSR J0740+6620 Stein 2051 Struve 1694 TMTS J0526+5934 WISE 0458+6434 WISE J1206+8401 XO-3 XO-6 Exoplanets HD 32518 b (Neri) HD 33564 b HD 104985 b (Meztli) XO-3b XO-6b Star clusters Camelopardalis OB1 IC 361 Kemble's Cascade NGC 1502 Nebulae IC 3568 (Lemon Slice Nebula) M4-18 NGC 1501 NGC 2404 Galaxies NGC 1530 1560 1569 1573 1573A 1961 2146 2336 2363 2366 2403 2441 2460 2523 2523B 2550A 2551 2655 2715 2748 5640 Other 3C 173.1 3C 179 DDO 44 IC 342 IRAS 07598+6508 MACS0647-JD QSO B1150+812 UGC 3478 UGC 3730 UGCA 86 VII Zw 31 Galaxy clusters MACS J0647.7+7015 MS 0735.6+7421 Astronomical events SN 1996ah GRB 970508 SN 2004dj SN 2010lt SN 2024abfl Category

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