NGC 5023

NGC 5023
NGC 5023 by GALEX sky survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13h 12m 11.8s
Declination	+44° 02′ 17″
Redshift	+407/+476 km/s
Distance	5.4 / 8 Mpc[1][2] (17.6 / 26.1 million ly)
Type	Scd
Apparent dimensions (V)	6.1′ × 0.8'[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.82
Other designations
UGC 8286, PGC 45849, FGC 1578
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 5023 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is considered a member of the M51 Group although it is actually relatively isolated from other galaxies.^[2] It is approximately 15 kiloparsecs (49,000 light-years) across and contains more than 200 stars with an apparent magnitude of greater than 23.5.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} M. E. Sharina, I.D. Karachentsev, and N. A. Tikhonov (1999). "Distances to Eight Nearby Isolated Low-Luminosity Galaxies". Astronomy Letters. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1999AstL...25..322S&db_key=AST&page_ind=3&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} E. Florido, E. Battaner, M. Prieto, E. Mediavilla, M. L. Sanchez-Saavedra (1991). "Corrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023". Astronomy Letters. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1991MNRAS.251..193F&db_key=AST&page_ind=3&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES. Retrieved 2009-03-04.