NGC 5033 Galaxy
NGC 5033 in Canes Venatici
was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1785. At 180,000 light-years across, it is double the size of our own galaxy.
This SA(s)c spiral contains an active Seyfert nucleus, which is thought to contain a supermassive black hole.
NGC 5033 is 50,000,000 light-years away, and exhibits spectacular dust lanes, and warping of its blue arms.
The magenta dots are HII knots of hydrogen, indicating star-forming nebulae within the galaxy.
Many thanks to my collaborator, Ron Brecher who acquired this data from the Dog House Observatory.
LARGE
was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1785. At 180,000 light-years across, it is double the size of our own galaxy.
This SA(s)c spiral contains an active Seyfert nucleus, which is thought to contain a supermassive black hole.
NGC 5033 is 50,000,000 light-years away, and exhibits spectacular dust lanes, and warping of its blue arms.
The magenta dots are HII knots of hydrogen, indicating star-forming nebulae within the galaxy.
Many thanks to my collaborator, Ron Brecher who acquired this data from the Dog House Observatory.
LARGE