NGC 5000

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.

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.

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. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 5000 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation". Telescopius. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
2. "DOCdb - NGC 5000". www.docdb.net. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
3. "NGC 5000 - NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
4. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2003el. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5000 at Wikimedia Commons