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) | |
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Right ascension | 09h 48m 35.580s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 25′ 17.83″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004930[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1474 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 63.6 Mly (19.50 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.78[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.25[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[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
External links
Media related to NGC 3003 at Wikimedia Commons
