NGC 2903

NGC 2903
An ultraviolet image of NGC 2903 taken with GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	09h 32m 10.1s[1]
Declination	+21° 30′ 03″[1]
Redshift	556 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	30.6 ± 4.6 Mly (9.4 ± 1.4 Mpc)[2]
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 30 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy.

Additional images

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  An image of NGC 2903. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.

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  A visible light image of NGC 2903. Credit: Scott Anttila.

External links

• SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903
• NOAO: NGC 2903
• APOD: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903 (3/21/01)
• Image by R. Jay GaBany
• NGC 2903 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2903. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+2903&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Distance Results for NGC 0026". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+2903. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 

Coordinates: 09^h 32^m 10.1^s, +21° 30′ 03″