NGC 3003
NGC 3003 is a nearly edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo Minor, discovered by William Herschel on December 7th, 1785.[1]. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 10.261, at a distance of 19.6 Mpc from the sun[2]. It has a recessional velocity of 1480 km/s[1]
| NGC 3003 | |
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 NGC 3003 (SDSS R14) | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Right ascension | 09h 48m 35s |
| Declination | 33° 25′ 18″ |
| Distance (comoving) | 19,600,000 |
| Distance | 63,927,000 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.261 |
| Characteristics | |
| Size | 110,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.7' |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 182-21, RAS 09456+3339, KUG 0945+336, MCG 6-22-13, PGC 28186, UGC 5251 | |
References
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 3003 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org.
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