NGC 5034 is a spiral galaxy[4] in the constellation of Ursa Minor. NGC 5034 is its New General Catalogue designation. It is located about 401 million light-years (123 Mpc) from the Sun.[3] It was discovered on April 7, 1793, by William Herschel.[5]
NGC 5034 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Minor |
Right ascension | 13h 12m 19.01200s[1] |
Declination | +70° 38′ 57.5408″[1] |
Redshift | 0.028983[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 8563 km/s[2] |
Distance | 401.5 Mly (123.11 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.06[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc[4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8295, MCG +12-13-001, PGC 45859[2] |
New General Catalogue 5000 to 5499 | |
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