NGC 2903
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NGC 2903 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
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Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 09h 32m 10.1s[1] |
Declination | +21° 30′ 03″[1] |
Redshift | 556 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance | 20.5 Mly[citation needed] |
Type | SB(s)d[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 12′.6 × 6′.0[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.7[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5079,[1] PGC 27077[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 2903 is a barred spiral galaxy about 20.5 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it as on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright knot (star cloud) within this galaxy.
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[edit] External links
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903
- NOAO: NGC 2903
- APOD: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903 (3/21/01)
- Image by R. Jay GaBany