NGC 5005

Scientific overview

NGC 5005 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It shines at apparent magnitude 10.71 and spans about 4.82 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

13.1823h / 37.0592°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
M 3M 3 · NGC 5272	Globular cluster	6.39	16.2
M 94M 94 · NGC 4736	Barred spiral galaxy	8.24	7.74
Whirlpool GalaxyM 51 · NGC 5194	Barred spiral galaxy	8.36	13.71
Sunflower GalaxyM 63 · NGC 5055	Spiral galaxy	8.61	11.83
Whale GalaxyC 32 · NGC 4631	Barred spiral galaxy	9.24	14.45
M 106M 106 · NGC 4258	Spiral galaxy	9.29	16.98
NGC 5195NGC 5195	Barred spiral galaxy	9.58	5.5
NGC 4449C 21 · NGC 4449	Irregular galaxy	9.64	4.66

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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