NGC 3003 | |
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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] |
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]
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]