NGC 5000
| NGC 5000 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 9m 47s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 54′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0187[1] |
| Distance | 258 Mly[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.4′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-152, IRAS 13073+2910, MCG 5-31-144, PGC 45658, UGC 8241, V V 460. | |
NGC 5000 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices.[1] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. It is also known as LEDA 45658, MCG+05-31-144, UGC 8241, VV 460, III 366, h 1544, and GC 3433.
Herschel discovered it with the help of 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope.[2] It is very faint, very small and irregularly round with weak concentration.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Galaxy NGC 5000 - DSO browser
- ^ NGC 5000 - DOCdb
- ^ "NGC 5000 - NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
External links
Media related to NGC 5000 at Wikimedia Commons
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