NGC 5003
NGC 5003 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici |
Right ascension | 13h 08m 37s[1] |
Declination | 43° 44′ 13″[1] |
Redshift | 0.0356[1] |
Distance | 490 Mly[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1′ × 48′[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 217-13, MCG 7-27-33, PGC 45559, and UGC 8228.[2] |
NGC 5003 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.[1] The celestial object was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Galaxy NGC 5003 - Deep Sky Objects Browser. Retrieved March 7, 2017
- ^ "NGC 5003". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-02-04.