NGC 5003

NGC 5003
SDSS image of NGC 5003
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13^h 08^m 37^s[1]
Declination	43° 44′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.0356[1]
Distance	490 Mly[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Apparent size (V)	1′ × 48′[1]
Other designations
CGCG 217-13, MCG 7-27-33, PGC 45559, and UGC 8228.[2]

NGC 5003 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.^[1] The celestial object was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

References

1. Galaxy NGC 5003 - Deep Sky Objects Browser. Retrieved March 7, 2017
2. "NGC 5003". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-02-04.