Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5033
NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy, sky-watcher (johny)
NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy
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NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy

NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy, sky-watcher (johny)
NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy
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NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy

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NGC 5033 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Distance about 40 million ly

Integral field spectroscopic observations of the center of NGC 5033 indicate that the Seyfert nucleus is not located at the kinematic center of the galaxy (the point around which the stars in the galaxies rotate). This has been interpreted as evidence that this galaxy has undergone a merger. The displacement of the Seyfert nucleus from the kinematic center may destabilize the rotation of gas in the center of the galaxy, which could cause gas to fall into the Seyfert nucleus. The gas would be compressed by the enormous gravitational forces in the center of the Seyfert nucleus and become hot, thus making the nucleus appear bright or "active".

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NGC 5033 Seyfert galaxy, sky-watcher (johny)