| NGC 5005 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 5005 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Right ascension | 13h 10m 56.2s[2] |
| Declination | +37° 03′ 33″[2] |
| Redshift | 946 ± 5 km/s[2] |
| Distance | ~ 65 e6ly (~ 20 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.8′ × 2.8′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8256,[2] PGC 45749,[2] Caldwell 29 | |
NGC 5005, also known as Caldwell 29, is an inclined spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy has a relatively bright nucleus and a bright disk that contains multiple dust lanes.[3] The galaxy's high surface brightness makes it an object that is visible to amateur astronomers using large amateur telescopes.
Distance measurements for NGC 5005 vary from 13.7 megaparsecs (45 million light-years) to 34.6 megaparsecs (113 million light-years), averaging about 20 megaparsecs (65 million light-years).[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5005: SN 1996ai (type Ia, mag. 14.5).[4]
- ^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5005. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 978-0-87279-667-6.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1996ai. Retrieved 30 March 2023.