NGC 5023

NGC 5023

NGC 5023 by GALEX sky survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension 13h 12m 11.8s
Declination +44° 02 17
Redshift +407/+476 km/s
Distance 5.4 / 8 Mpc[1][2]
(17.6 / 26.1 million ly)
Type Scd
Apparent dimensions (V) 6.1′ × 0.8'[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.82
Other designations
UGC 8286, PGC 45849, FGC 1578

NGC 5023 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is considered a member of the M51 Group although it is actually relatively isolated from other galaxies.[2] It is approximately 15 kiloparsecs (49,000 light-years) across and contains more than 200 stars with an apparent magnitude of greater than 23.5.[1]

Gallery

  1. ^ "A galaxy on the edge". Retrieved 18 June 2015. 

References

  1. 1 2 3 M. E. Sharina; I.D. Karachentsev & N. A. Tikhonov (1999). "Distances to Eight Nearby Isolated Low-Luminosity Galaxies". Astronomy Letters. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. 1 2 E. Florido; E. Battaner; M. Prieto; E. Mediavilla; et al. (1991). "Corrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023". Astronomy Letters. Retrieved 2009-03-04.


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