NGC 2903
NGC 2903 is a field[3] barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2903 has a very high rate of star formation in its central region. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy.[2]
| NGC 2903 | |
|---|---|
 An ultraviolet image of NGC 2903 taken with GALEX. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 09h 32m 10.1s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 30′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 556 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 30.6 ± 4.6 Mly (9.4 ± 1.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)d[1] |
| Size | 100,000 ly (diameter) |
| Apparent size (V) | 12′.6 × 6′.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5079,[1] PGC 27077[1] | |
NGC 2903 is part of the Virgo Supercluster.[4]
Gallery
NGC 2903 spiral galaxy using 32 inch Schulman telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona.
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References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2903. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- "Distance Results for NGC 0026". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- Materne, J. (April 1979). "The structure of nearby groups of galaxies - Quantitative membership probabilities". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 74 (2): 235–243. Bibcode:1979A&A....74..235M.
- "Nearby Groups of Galaxies". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "Iconic". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (3 May 2019). "Hubble spots a stunning spiral galaxy". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 2903. |
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903
- NOAO: NGC 2903
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903 (21 March 2001)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Bright Galaxy NGC 2903 (6 July 2007)
- NGC 2903 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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