NGC 5002 explained

NGC 5002
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Canes Venatici
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.003639^[2]
H Radial V:	1091
Dist Ly:	12.2Mpc
Type:	SBm^[3]
Size:	6030pc
Appmag B:	14.7
Size V:	1.7 × 1.0
Names:	UGC 8254, MGC+06-29-051, PGC 45728

NGC 5002 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy^[3] in Canes 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]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: NED results for object NGC 0162. NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. 13 February 2017.
3. NGC 5002. 13 February 2017.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5000 - 5049. Courtney Seligman. 13 February 2017.
5. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020qxp Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020qxp.