NGC 5003

NGC 5003
Observation data
Right ascension 13h 8m 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.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galaxy NGC 5003 - Deep Sky Objects Browser. Retrieved March 7, 2017


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