---
title: "NGC 5000"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5000"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 5000 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5000"
---

# NGC 5000

NGC 5000 is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) Sbc in the constellation [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices), 276.8 Mly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 13.28 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASX J13094745+2854250, IRAS 13073+2910 and IRAS F13074+2910, among 11 designations in total. It was discovered in 1785.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW FAR:** 276.8 Mly — A luminosity distance, from its redshift — how faint it looks. The light itself left 257 million years ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 1.3′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 13.28 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Coma Berenices](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/coma-berenices) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy Sbc |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 276.8 Mly ±18 — by redshift (CMB frame), flat ΛCDM with H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 13.28 |
| CONSTELLATION | Coma Berenices |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 13h 09m 47.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +28° 54′ 25.0″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1785 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | Sbc |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.98 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.28 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.38 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 10.64 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 10.15 |
| Surface brightness | 23.08 mag/arcsec² |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 5539 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.01865 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.0195269 |
| Major axis | 1.28′ |
| Minor axis | 1.02′ |
| Position angle | 63° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | G |
| Wikidata item | Q1116262 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 5000 |

## Also known as

- 2MASX: 2MASX J13094745+2854250
- IRAS: IRAS 13073+2910
- IRAS: IRAS F13074+2910
- LEDA: LEDA 45658
- MCG: MCG +05-31-144
- NGC: NGC 5000
- PGC: PGC 45658
- SDSS: SDSS J130947.48+285424.9
- SDSS: SDSS J130947.48+285425.0
- SDSS: SDSS J130947.49+285425.0
- UGC: UGC 8241

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 5000 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5000

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-5000,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 5000}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5000},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5000