NGC 5001 explained

NGC 5001
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major
Type:	SBb^[1]
Appmag V:	12.829
Absmag V:	-22.74
Size V:	1.3 × 0.4
Names:	UGC 8243, MCG 9-22-22, ZWG 271.20, PGC 45631 and IRAS 13074+5345
References:	NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 5001 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is designated as SB in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It was discovered by John Herschel on 1 May 1831. It is at a distance of 130 million parsecs from the Earth.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
• List of NGC objects
• List of spiral galaxies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search specification: NGC 5001. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-03-19.
2. Web site: Object No. 1 - NGC 5001. NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. 2 October 2015.
3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 5001. Seds. 2 October 2015.