Key facts
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Right ascension
- 13 29 36.5
- Declination
- +58 ° 25 ′ 07 ″
- Redshift
- +201 km/s
- Distance
- 4.3-4.8 Mpc , (14-14.5 million ly )
- Type
- SA(s)m
- Apparent size v
- 5.0′ × 3.0'
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Encyclopedic overview
NCG 5204 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located about 14.5 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major and is a member of the M101 Group of galaxies. It has a galaxy morphological classification of SA(s)m and is highly irregular, with only the barest indication of any spiral arm structure. The galaxy's most prominent feature is an extremely powerful X-ray source designated NGC 5204 X-1. This has resulted in the galaxy being the target of several studies due to the strength of the source and its relative proximity to Earth.
Structure
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