# NGC 5905

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Galaxy in the constellation Draco

NGC 5905 NGC 5905 imaged by SDSS Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Draco Right ascension 15h 15m 23.3243s[1] Declination +55° 31′ 01.995″[1] Redshift 0.011308±0.0000170[1] Heliocentric radial velocity 3,390±5 km/s[1] Distance 119.16 ± 8.34 Mly (36.536 ± 2.556 Mpc)[1] Group or cluster NGC 5908 group (LGG 395) Apparent magnitude (V) 12.49[1] Characteristics Type SB(r)b[1] Size ~162,900 ly (49.95 kpc) (estimated)[1] Apparent size (V) 4.0′ × 2.6′[1] Other designations IRAS 15140+5541, 2MASX J15152332+5531015, UGC 9797, MCG +09-25-038, PGC 54445, CGCG 274-036[1]

**NGC 5905** is a [barred spiral galaxy](/source/Barred_spiral_galaxy) in the [constellation](/source/Constellation) of [Draco](/source/Draco_(constellation)). Its velocity with respect to the [cosmic microwave background](/source/Cosmic_microwave_background) is 3,454±7 km/s, which corresponds to a [Hubble distance](/source/Hubble's_law) of 166.2 ± 11.6 [Mly](/source/Light-year#Definitions) (50.95 ± 3.57 [Mpc](/source/Parsec#Megaparsecs_and_gigaparsecs)).[1] However, 14 *non-redshift* measurements give a much closer mean distance of 119.16 ± 8.34 Mly (36.536 ± 2.556 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer [William Herschel](/source/William_Herschel) on 5 May 1788.[3][4]

NGC 5905 has an [active galactic nucleus](/source/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.[5][6]

NGC 5905 is also a [Seyfert](/source/Seyfert_galaxy) I galaxy, i.e. it has a [quasar](/source/Quasar)-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[1]

## NGC 5908 group

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 5905 is part of the NGC 5908 [group](/source/Galaxy_group) (also known as [LGG](/source/Lyons_Groups_of_Galaxies) 395) which has at least seven members, including [NGC 5820](/source/NGC_5820), [NGC 5821](/source/NGC_5821), [NGC 5874](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NGC_5874&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5874)], [NGC 5876](/source/NGC_5876), [NGC 5908](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NGC_5908&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_5908)], and [UGC 9759](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UGC_9759&action=edit&redlink=1) [[d](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60239345)].[7][8]

## Supernova

One [supernova](/source/Supernova) has been observed in NGC 5905:

- **SN 1963O** (type unknown, mag. 16) was discovered by Swiss astronomer [Paul Wild](/source/Paul_Wild_(Swiss_astronomer)) on 17 August 1963.[9][10]

## See also

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

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ned_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ned_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ned_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ned_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ned_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ned_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ned_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-ned_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-ned_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-ned_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-ned_1-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-ned_1-11) ["Results for object NGC 5905"](https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+5905). *NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database*. [NASA](/source/NASA) and [Caltech](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ned-distance_2-0)** ["Distance Results for NGC 5905"](https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+5905). *NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database*. [NASA](/source/NASA). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-herschel_3-0)** Herschel, William (1789). ["Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens"](https://doi.org/10.1098%2Frstl.1789.0021). *[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London](/source/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_London)*. **79**: 212–255. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1789RSPT...79..212H](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1789RSPT...79..212H). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1098/rstl.1789.0021](https://doi.org/10.1098%2Frstl.1789.0021).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-selig_4-0)** Seligman, Courtney. ["New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 5905"](https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc59.htm#5905). *Celestial Atlas*. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AGN_5-0)** Véron-Cetty, M.-P.; Véron, P. (2010). "A catalogue of quasars and active nuclei: 13th edition". *Astronomy and Astrophysics*. **518**: A10. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2010A&A...518A..10V](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A&A...518A..10V). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1051/0004-6361/201014188](https://doi.org/10.1051%2F0004-6361%2F201014188).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SIMBAD_6-0)** ["NGC 5905"](http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5905). *[SIMBAD](/source/SIMBAD)*. [Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg](/source/Centre_de_donn%C3%A9es_astronomiques_de_Strasbourg). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-garcia_7-0)** Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". *Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series*. **100**: 47. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1993A&AS..100...47G](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A&AS..100...47G).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LGG395_8-0)** ["LGG 395"](http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LGG+395). *[SIMBAD](/source/SIMBAD)*. [Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg](/source/Centre_de_donn%C3%A9es_astronomiques_de_Strasbourg). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IAUC1842_9-0)** Wild, Paul (25 September 1963). Thernöe, K. A. (ed.). ["SUPERNOVA IN NGC 5905"](http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/IAUCs/IAUC1842.jpg). *Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams* (1842). [IAU](/source/International_Astronomical_Union): 1. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TNS-1963O_10-0)** ["SN 1963O"](https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1963O). *Transient Name Server*. [IAU](/source/International_Astronomical_Union). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

## External links

- Media related to [NGC 5905](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:NGC_5905) at Wikimedia Commons

- NGC 5905 on [WikiSky](/source/WikiSky): [DSS2](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=DSS2), [SDSS](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=SDSS), [GALEX](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=GALEX), [IRAS](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=IRAS), [Hydrogen α](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=HALPHA), [X-Ray](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=RASS), [Astrophoto](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905&img_source=IMG_all), [Sky Map](http://www.wikisky.org/?object=NGC+5905), [Articles and images](http://www.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+5905)

v t e Constellation of Draco List of stars in Draco Draco in Chinese astronomy Stars Bayer α (Thuban) β (Rastaban) γ (Eltanin) δ (Altais) ε (Tyl) ζ (Aldhibah) η (Athebyne) θ ι (Edasich) κ λ (Giausar) μ (Alrakis) ν (Kuma) ξ (Grumium) ο π ρ σ (Alsafi) τ υ φ χ ψ1 (Dziban) ψ2 ω Flamsteed 4 6 7 (Tianyi) 8 (Taiyi) 10 (i) 15 (A) 18 (g) 19 (h) 26 36 39 (b) 42 (Fafnir) 45 (d) 50 59 64 (e) 68 Variable TW YY AG BY CL CM CX DO EK HP V581 HR 3751 4126 4934 5811 6237 6518 6618 (Alruba) 6817 7137 7783 HD 109246 (Funi) 101364 128717 147379 156279 158259 176693 191939 Other 2MASS 1237+6526 2MASS J17554042+6551277 G 240-72 GD 356 Gliese 420 Gliese 625 Gliese 687 GRW +70 8247 Kepler-4 Kepler-10 Kepler-12 Kepler-90 Kepler-296 KOI-256 LP 71-82 Qatar-1 SDSS J1240+6710 Struve 2398 TOI-1136 WD 1856+534 WISE 1647+5632 WISE 1841+7000 Exoplanets HD 139357 b HD 167042 b ι Dra b (Hypatia) Kepler-4b Kepler-10b c Kepler-12b Kepler-90e f g h i Kepler-296b c d e f TOI-1452 b TrES-2b Star clusters LAMOST 1 Nebulae Cat's Eye Nebula NGC 6742 Galaxies NGC 3147 3197 3735 4121 4125 4221 4236 4319 4331 4332 4363 4441 4513 4545 4589 5678 5777 5866 5866B 5879 5905 5907 5949 5963 5965 5982 5985 6090 6248 6285 6286 6338 6340 6365 6373 6394 6412 6503 6505 6566 6621 6622 6670 6676 6786 6789 Other 1ES 1927+654 1ES 1959+650 3C 249.1 3C 305 3C 319 3C 343 3C 343.1 3C 351 3C 356 3C 371 3C 380 3C 390.3 3C 401 4C +72.26 4C 73.08 8C 1241+735 Abell 2218 BCG Bean galaxy Beaver galaxy BZQ J1727+5510 Draco Dwarf Draco II GB 1508+5714 Goldfish galaxy H1821+643 HFLS3 IERS B1946+708 IRAS F17179+5444 IRAS 18580+6527 J120011.1+680924.8 KKR 25 Markarian 817 Markarian 876 Original TRG PGC 39058 Porphyrion QSO B1823+568 RGZ J172749.5+534647 S5 1803+784 S5 2007+777 SDSS J1715+6008 Tadpole Galaxy UGC 9391 UGC 9405 UGC 11241 UGC 11411 WISEA J145223.62+611707.5 WN B1851+5707 Galaxy clusters Abell 2218 CL1358+62 Draco Supercluster NGC 5866 Group Astronomical events SN 2003jb SN 2005B SN 2016aps Swift J1644+57 Category

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 Astronomical catalogs NGC NGC 5900 NGC 5901 NGC 5902 NGC 5903 NGC 5904 NGC 5905 NGC 5906 NGC 5907 NGC 5908 NGC 5909 NGC 5910 UGC UGC 9793 UGC 9794 UGC 9795 UGC 9796 UGC 9797 UGC 9798 UGC 9799 UGC 9800 UGC 9801

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