NGC 3001

NGC 3001
2MASS image of NGC 3001
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension09h 46m 18.64942s[1]
Declination−30° 26′ 15.0501″[1]
Redshift0.008224[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2455.5 km/s[2]
Distance164.22 ± 0.65 Mly (50.35 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.83[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.15[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBbc[2]
Other designations
UGCA 183, MCG -05-23-014, PGC 28027[2]

NGC 3001 is a magnitude 11.83[4] spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia, discovered on 30 March 1835 by John Herschel. It has a recessional velocity of 2,465 kilometres (1,532 mi) per second, and is located around 115 million light years away. NGC 3001 has an apparent size of 4.3 by 3.1 arcminutes and is about 145 thousand light years across.[5]

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 3001". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 3001 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.