| NGC 5032 | |
|---|---|
 The barred spiral galaxy NGC 5032 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 13m 26.9471s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 48′ 08.599″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021398[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6415 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 321.1 ± 22.5 Mly (98.45 ± 6.90 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b[1] |
| Size | ~223,900 ly (68.64 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1′ × 1.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 513A,IRAS F00009-1101,2MASX J13132694+2748086,UGC 8300,MCG +05-31-160,PGC 45947,CGCG 160-166[1] | |
NGC 5032 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofComa Berenices. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 6675 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 98.45 ± 6.90Mpc (~321 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 11 April 1785.[2]
NGC 5032 was used byGérard de Vaucouleurs as agalaxy of morphological type (R′)SAB(rs)b in his atlas of galaxies.[2]
NGC 5032 is classified as aLINER galaxy, i.e. it has a type of nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission which has weakly ionized or neutral atoms, while the spectral line emission from strongly ionized atoms is relatively weak.[1]
NGC 5032 forms ainteracting galaxy pair with PGC 45940 (sometimes called NGC 5032B).[2]Erik Holmberg included the group in his catalog of double and multiple galaxies, with the designationHolm 513.[3] NGC 5032 is also on the outskirts of theComa Cluster, identified asComaFC 370.[4]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 5032:
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