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NGC Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049
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NGC 5000 (= PGC 45658)
Discovered (1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SB(rs)bc) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 09 48, Dec +28 54 25)

Based on recessional velocity of 5610 km/sec, about 250 million light years away. Given that and apparent size of 1.5 by 1.05 arcmins, about 110 thousand light years in diameter.

Wikisky SDSS image of NGC 5000
Above, a closeup of NGC 5000
Below, an approximately 15 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
The galaxy just to the left of NGC 5000, PGC 214077, is nearly 100 million light years beyond it
Wikisky SDSS image of region around NGC 5000
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NGC Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049
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