{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in constellation Boötes}} {{Infobox galaxy |name=NGC 5896 |epoch=J2000 |ra={{RA|15|13|50.672}}<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad|title=NGC 5896|access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> |dec={{DEC|+42|01|27.25}}<ref name=SIMBAD/> |image=File:NGC5896 - SDSS DR14.jpg |constellation name=Boötes |z=0.06561 ± 0.00006<ref name=SIMBAD/> |h_radial_v=19,025 km/s<ref name=SIMBAD/> |dist_ly=953 Mly |size=91,000 ly |appmag_v= |type=Sc |names=PGC 54367, MCG+07-031-044, LEDA 54367, SDSS J151350.67+420127.2 }}

'''NGC 5896''' is a small [[spiral galaxy]] located 953&nbsp;million [[light-year]]s away in the [[constellation]] of [[Boötes]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGC 5896 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc5896-object |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=theskylive.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Dominic |title=NGC5896 (Galaxy) |url=https://in-the-sky.org///data/object.php?id=NGC5896 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=In-The-Sky.org |language=en}}</ref> The object was found on 23 May 1854 by [[R. J. Mitchell (astronomer)|R. J. Mitchell]], an Irish [[astronomer]] and assistant to [[William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse|William Parsons]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5850 - 5899 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58a.htm |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=cseligman.com}}</ref> At a [[redshift]] of 0.065, NGC 5896 is one of the most distant objects in the [[New General Catalogue|NGC Catalogue]].

According to sources, the neighboring galaxy [[NGC 5895]] and NGC 5896 form an optical pair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts |url=https://ngcicproject.observers.org/NGC/NGC_58xx/NGC_5896.htm |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=ngcicproject.observers.org}}</ref> But the latter is much further, and it is considered as a background galaxy.<ref name=":0" />

== References == {{reflist}}

{{NGC60}} {{Boötes}}

[[Category:Boötes]] [[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|054367]] [[Category:NGC objects|5896]] [[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1854]] [[Category:Spiral galaxies]] [[Category:MCG objects|+07-31-044]] [[Category:LEDA objects|054367]] [[Category:Discoveries by R. J. Mitchell (astronomer)]]