NGC 5000

Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 5000

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation| Coma Berenices
Right ascension|  13h 09m 47s[1]
Declination| 28° 54′ 23″[1]
Redshift| 0.0187[1]
Distance| 258 Mly[1]
Characteristics
Type| SBbc[1]
Apparent size (V)| 1.7′ × 1.4′[1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-152, IRAS 13073+2910, MCG 5-31-144, PGC 45658, UGC 8241, V V 460.

NGC 5000 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.[1] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. It is also known as LEDA 45658, MCG+05-31-144, UGC 8241, VV 460, III 366, h 1544, and GC 3433.

Herschel discovered it with the help of 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope.[2] It is very faint, very small and irregularly round with weak concentration.[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5000: SN 2003el (type Ic, mag. 18.8).[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 5000 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation" (in en). https://telescopius.com/deep-sky/object/6095/ngc-5000/galaxy?fromdsobrowser.
2. ↑ "DOCdb - NGC 5000". http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_5000.
3. ↑ "NGC 5000 - NGC/IC Project". http://www.ngcicproject.org/.
4. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2003el. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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