Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5005  ·  NGC 5014  ·  NGC 5033
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NGC 5033     Waterbug Galaxy, Albert  Christensen
NGC 5033     Waterbug Galaxy
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NGC 5033 Waterbug Galaxy

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NGC 5033     Waterbug Galaxy, Albert  Christensen
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NGC 5033 Waterbug Galaxy

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NGC 5033 is an inclined spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Distance estimates vary from between 38 and 60 million light years from the Milky Way. The galaxy has a very bright nucleus and a relatively faint disk. Significant warping is visible in the southern half of the disk. 

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NGC 5033 and the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5005 comprise a physical galaxy pair. The two galaxies weakly influence each other gravitationally, but they are not yet close enough to each other to be distorted by the tidal forces of the gravitational interaction. The fainter irregular galaxy IC 4182 is also a member of this group.    (Wikipedia)

Selected this galaxy because this time of year it passes between my (and my neighbors) trees during my favorite viewing time.  A little small but interesting because of  nearby galaxies.

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NGC 5033     Waterbug Galaxy, Albert  Christensen