NGC 5002 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5002 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici |
Right ascension | 13h 10m 38.185s [1] |
Declination | +36° 38′ 03.19″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003639 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1091 [2] |
Distance | 39.8 Mly (12.20 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.7 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBm [3] |
Size | 19,700 ly (6,030 pc) [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.0′ [4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8254, MGC+06-29-051, PGC 45728 [3] |
NGC 5002 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy [3] in Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865. [4] It is also known as MCG 6-29-51, PGC 45728, UGC 8254. [3]
It has an apparent size of 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin. [4]
One supernova, SN 2020qxp ( type Ia, mag. 16.8), was discovered in NGC 5002 on 8 August, 2020. [5]
NGC 5002 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 5002 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici |
Right ascension | 13h 10m 38.185s [1] |
Declination | +36° 38′ 03.19″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003639 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1091 [2] |
Distance | 39.8 Mly (12.20 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.7 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBm [3] |
Size | 19,700 ly (6,030 pc) [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.0′ [4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8254, MGC+06-29-051, PGC 45728 [3] |
NGC 5002 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy [3] in Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865. [4] It is also known as MCG 6-29-51, PGC 45728, UGC 8254. [3]
It has an apparent size of 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin. [4]
One supernova, SN 2020qxp ( type Ia, mag. 16.8), was discovered in NGC 5002 on 8 August, 2020. [5]