Spiral Galaxy NGC5033



Object Data
Description NGC5033 has a dense central structure and a diffuse pair of extended arms.
Constellation Canes Venatici, the two hunting dogs of Bootes: Astarion and Chara.
Right Ascension 13h 13m 39s
Declination +36° 34' 16"
Magnitude 10.7
Angular size 10.3 x 3.9 arcminutes
Distance 17.3 megaparsecs (56 million light years)
Radial Velocity 877 kilometers per second
Image Data
Photographer Fred Lehman
Main Scope Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/5.0 (1775mm)
Guide Scope Celestron 5" SCT @ f/7.5 (950mm)
Guide Camera SBIG STV
Imaging Camera Starlight Xpress MX7C
Resolution 780 x 580 @ 1.0 arcseconds per pixel
Exposure Fifteen exposures of two minutes each. Aligned, stacked, and processed with AstroArt.
Date March 18, 2004
Location Mid Florida Star Gaze at Kye's Star Farm in Venus, Florida.


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