Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903  ·  NGC 2905
NGC2903, Kanwar Singh
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NGC2903

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NGC2903

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NGC 2903 - 30 million light years. Taken during the first week of May. This was the last target for the spring 2016 season.

NGC 2903 is a field[3] barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy.[2] NGC 2903 has a very high speed of creating new stars in the central region.

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NGC2903, Kanwar Singh