NGC 3054

Galaxy in the constellation Hydra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 3054 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters in 1859. It is probably in the same galaxy group as NGC 2935.

ConstellationHydra
Right ascension09h 54m 28.605s[1]
Declination−25° 42′ 12.37″[1]
Redshift2,425 km/s[2]
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NGC 3054
NGC 3054
NGC 3054 (Hubble Space Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension09h 54m 28.605s[1]
Declination−25° 42′ 12.37″[1]
Redshift2,425 km/s[2]
Distance130 Mly (40 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)bc[3]
Apparent size (V)3′.8 × 2′.3[3]
Other designations
ESO 499- G 18, NGC 3054, PGC 28571, UGCA 187, MCG -04-24-005[3]
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Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3054:

  • SN 2006T (Type IIb, mag. 17.4) was discovered by L. A. G. "Berto" Monard on 30 January 2006.[4][5]
  • SN 2022crv (Type Ib, mag. 18.0457) was discovered by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc (DLT40) survey on 19 February 2022.[6]

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