Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903  ·  NGC 2905
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NGC 2903

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NGC 2903

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Magnitude 8.9 galaxy with an apparent dimension of 12.6 x 6.6 arcminutes which surprisingly was not listed in Messier’s catalogue. NGC 2903 in some respects is similar to the Milky Way. It is slightly smaller with a diameter of about 80,000 light-years across, and has a similar spiral structure and central bar. However, the HST has shown hot spots in NGC 2903's core, not seen in the Milky Way.

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