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
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension13h 09m 33.1s
Declination+53° 29′ 39″
Redshift0.030311±0.000113
Helio radial velocity9087±34 km/s
Galactocentric velocity9184±34 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)12.829
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.74
Characteristics
TypeSB
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/

See also

References
  1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 5001". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5001". Seds. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 5001 at Wikimedia Commons


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