NGC 5023
| NGC 5023 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h12m11.8s |
| Declination | +44° 02′ 17″ |
| Redshift | +407/+476 km/s |
| Distance | 5.4 / 8Mpc[1][2] (17.6 / 26.1 millionly) |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.82 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd |
| Apparent size(V) | 6.1′ × 0.8'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC8286,PGC45849,FGC1578 | |
NGC 5023is an edge-onspiral galaxylocated in the constellationCanes Venatici.It is considered a member of theM51 Groupalthough it is actually relatively isolated from other galaxies.[2]It is approximately 15kiloparsecs(49,000light-years) across and contains more than 200 stars with anapparent magnitudeof greater than 23.5.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcM. E. Sharina; I.D. Karachentsev & N. A. Tikhonov (1999). "Distances to Eight Nearby Isolated Low-Luminosity Galaxies".Astronomy Letters.25(5): 322.Bibcode:1999AstL...25..322S.
- ^abE. Florido; E. Battaner; M. Prieto; E. Mediavilla; et al. (1991)."Corrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023".Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.251(2): 193–198.Bibcode:1991MNRAS.251..193F.doi:10.1093/mnras/251.2.193.
External links[edit]
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