| NGC 3003 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3003 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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-onbarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofLeo Minor, discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785.[4] It has an apparentvisual magnitude of 11.78,[3] at a distance of 19.5Mpc from theSun.[2] It has arecessional velocity of 1474 km/s.[1]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 3003: SN 1961F (Type II, mag. 13.1) was discovered byPaul Wild on 21 February 1961.[5][6][7]
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