13h10m 38.185s[1]
+36° 38′ 03.19″[1]
0.003639[2]
1091[2]
14.7[3]
Characteristics
SBm[3]
Size
Apparent size (V)
1.7′ × 1.0′[4]
Other designations
NGC 5002 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy[3]inCanes Venatici. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865.[4] It is also known as MCG 6-29-51, PGC 45728, UGC 8254.[3]
It has an apparent size of 1.7 by 1.0 arcmin.[4]
One supernova, SN 2020qxp (type Ia, mag. 16.8), was discovered in NGC 5002 on 8 August, 2020.[5]
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