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]

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]

In 1961, a type II supernova with an apparent magnitude of 13.0 was detected within the galaxy, and was subsequently designated SN 1961F.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 3003". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. ^ a b Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
  3. ^ a b c d "Search specification: NGC 3003". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com.
  5. ^ "SN 1961F". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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