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NGC 5008

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barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: LIN
Redshift: z = 0.03102
Morphology: S_AB
Coordinates: RA 212.7385° · Dec 25.4972°

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Key facts

Constellation: Boötes
Right ascension: 14h 10m 57.24s
Declination: +25d 29m 50.00s
Heliocentric radial velocity: 9,308 km/s
Distance: 525 Mly (160.9 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Hickson Compact Group 71
Size: 460,000 ly (140.5 kpc ) (estimated)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Boötes
Distance from Earth: 135.2
Image: NGC5008 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SBc
Commons category: NGC 5008
right ascension: 212.7385875
catalog code: LEDA 50629
declination: 25.4972806
time of discovery or invention: 1862-05-18
discoverer or inventor: Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
apparent magnitude: 13.020
redshift: 0.031088
radial velocity: 9286
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5008 (also known as IC 4381) is a massive barred spiral galaxy located in the Boötes constellation.

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