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NGC 5034

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NGC 5034
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Minor
Right ascension13h 12m 19.01200s[1]
Declination+70° 38′ 57.5408″[1]
Redshift0.028983[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity8563 km/s[2]
Distance401.5 Mly (123.11 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.06[4]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[4]
Other designations
UGC 8295, MCG +12-13-001, PGC 45859[2]

NGC 5034 is a spiral galaxy[4] in the constellation of Ursa Minor. NGC 5034 is its New General Catalogue designation. It is located about 401 million light-years (123 Mpc) from the Sun.[3] It was discovered on April 7, 1793, by William Herschel.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 5034". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ a b c "Search specification: NGC 5034". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 5000 - 5049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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