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NGC 5000 (also IRAS 13073+2910, MCG 5-31-144, UGC 8241 and PGC 45658) is a magnitude +13.2 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 258 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 11th April 1785.

Right Ascension 13h 09m 47.5s, Declination +28° 54' 24"



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