NGC 2903
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| NGC 2903 | |
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An ultraviolet image of NGC 2903 taken with GALEX.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 09h 32m 10.1s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 30′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 556 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 30.6 ± 4.6 Mly (9.4 ± 1.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 12′.6 × 6′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5079,[1] PGC 27077[1] | |
NGC 2903 is a field[3] barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy.[2] NGC 2903 has a very high speed of creating new stars in the central region.
File:NGC 2903 spiral galaxy.jpg
NGC 2903 spiral galaxy using 32 inch Schulman telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 2903. |
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903
- NOAO: NGC 2903
- APOD: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903 (3/21/01)
- Image by R. Jay GaBany
- NGC 2903 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
Coordinates: 
09h 32m 10.1s, +21° 30′ 03″
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