NGC 5002
NGC 5002 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy[3] in Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865.[4] It is also known as MCG 6-29-51, PGC 45728, UGC 8254.[3]
| NGC 5002 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h 10m 38.185s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 38′ 03.19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003639[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1091[2] |
| Distance | 39.8 Mly (12.20 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.7[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBm[3] |
| Size | 19,700 ly (6,030 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.0′[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8254, MGC+06-29-051, PGC 45728[3] | |
It has an apparent size of 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin.[4]
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NED results for object NGC 0162". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "NGC 5002". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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