Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903  ·  NGC 2905
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NGC2903 - A Galaxy in Leo, Elvie1
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NGC2903 - A Galaxy in Leo

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NGC2903 - A Galaxy in Leo

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NCG2903 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in constellation Leo the Lion
Known as a “field" or gravitationally isolated galaxy NGC2903 is about 30 M LY away and about 80 K LY across -  not dissimilar to the Milky Way in terms of structure with a slightly smaller diameter.
Bright active nucleus / wide dusty outer arm appearance / big blue spiral arms - including some pink Ha regions.

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NGC2903 - A Galaxy in Leo, Elvie1