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NGC 5003

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NGC5003
SDSSimage of NGC 5003
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension13h08m37s[1]
Declination43° 44′ 13″[1]
Redshift0.0356[1]
Distance490Mly[1]
Characteristics
TypeSa[1]
Apparent size(V)1′ × 48′[1]
Other designations
CGCG 217-13, MCG 7-27-33, PGC 45559, and UGC 8228.[2]

NGC 5003is aspiral galaxyin theconstellationCanes Venatici.[1]The celestial object was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel.

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefgGalaxy NGC 5003 - Deep Sky Objects Browser.Retrieved March 7, 2017
  2. ^"NGC 5003".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2020-02-04.