NGC 5001
NGC 5001 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa major. It is designated as SB in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It was discovered by John Herschel on 1 May 1831. It is at a distance of 130 million parsecs from the earth.[1][2]
| NGC 5001 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 13h 09m 33.1s |
| Declination | +53° 29′ 39″ |
| Redshift | 0.030311±0.000113 |
| Helio radial velocity | 9087±34 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 9184±34 km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.829 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.74 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.10′ × 0.4′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8243, MCG 9-22-22, ZWG 271.20, PGC 45631 and IRAS 13074+5345 | |
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
References
- "Object No. 1 - NGC 5001". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5001". Seds. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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