| NGC 3001 | |
|---|---|
 2MASS image of NGC 3001 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Right ascension | 09h 46m 18.64942s[1] |
| Declination | −30° 26′ 15.0501″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008224[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2455.5 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 164.22 ± 0.65 Mly (50.35 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.83[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.15[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 434- G 038,UGCA 183,MCG -05-23-014,PGC 28027[2] | |
NGC 3001 is a magnitude 11.83[4]spiral galaxy in the constellationAntlia, discovered on 30 March 1835 byJohn Herschel. It has arecessional velocity of 2,465 kilometres (1,532 mi) per second, and is located around 115 millionlight years away. NGC 3001 has an apparent size of 4.3 by 3.1arcminutes and is about 145 thousand light years across.[5]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 3001: SN 2010hg (type Ia, mag. 15) was discovered by Berto Monard on 1 September 2010.[6]
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