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

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NGC2903

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NGC 2903 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, positioned about 1.5° due south of Lambda Leonis.

72% of the stellar mass is located in the outer disk of the galaxy, and 20% is found in the bar. The bulge adds 5% of the stellar mass, and its star population is generally older. However, the central ~650 pc radius volume of the core is a strong starburst region. The star formation rate here is 0.7 M☉ y−1 and it is being fed by gas inflow along the bar. There is no evidence of an active nucleus.

Constellation:    Leo
Distance:    30.4 Mly 
Apparent magnitude: 9.0
Number of stars: ?
Size: 100,000 ly in diameter
Apparent size:  11′.48 × 5′.25

Platesolved focal length: 1383 mm

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NGC2903, Mikael Lindkvist