NGC 3003

Galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 3003 is a nearly edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo Minor, discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785.[4] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 11.78,[3] at a distance of 19.5 Mpc from the Sun.[2] It has a recessional velocity of 1474 km/s.[1]

Right ascension09h 48m 35.580s[1]
Declination+33° 25 17.83[1]
Redshift0.004930[1]
Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 3003
SDSS image of NGC 3003
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right ascension09h 48m 35.580s[1]
Declination+33° 25 17.83[1]
Redshift0.004930[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1474 km/s[1]
Distance63.6 Mly (19.50 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.78[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.25[3]
Characteristics
TypeSBbc[3]
Other designations
UGC 5251, MCG +06-22-013, PGC 28186[1]
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Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3003: SN 1961F (Type II, mag. 13.1) was discovered by Paul Wild on 21 February 1961.[5][6][7]

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