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NGC 3003

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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]

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]

Supernova and luminous blue variable

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AT 2020jev imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

One supernova and one luminous blue variable have been observed in NGC 3003:

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NGC 3003". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ Schürer, M.; Wild (6 March 1961). Thernöe, K. A. (ed.). "SUPERNOVA IN NGC 3003". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 1753. Observatory Copenhagen, IAU: 1. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "SN 1961F". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. ↑ "SN 1961F". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "AT 2020jev". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Siebert, M. R.; Tinyanont, S.; Taggart, K.; Foley, R. J. (2021). "Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with the Keck I telescope". The Astronomer's Telegram. 14624: 1. Bibcode:2021ATel14624....1S.
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