NGC 5005ngc5005


Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 5005
Mag 10.6
Caldwell 29


03/07/14
A particularly neat grouping of Mags 8.6, 9.0 and 10.4 stars frame NGC 5005 which sits between them as a distinct, out of focus like star and reminds me of a mini Sagitta, if you ignore the intrusion of Mag 6.0 HIP 64212!
Is the Galaxy elongated?