Astronomy:NGC 2603
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| NGC 2603 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 08h 34m 31.2217s[1] |
| Declination | +52° 50′ 24.728″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.057074 |
| Distance | 787 Mly (241 Mpc) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[2] |
| Size | 81,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3133653, SDSS J083431.19+525024.8 | |
NGC 2603 is a small compact spiral galaxy located 787 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major from the Solar System.[3][4] It was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney, an Irish astronomer, on February 9th, 1850.[5] NGC 2603 has an estimated diameter of 81,000 light-years. It contains a narrow-line active galactic nucleus.[1] The Hyperleda database associates NGC 2603 and NGC 2606 as one single galaxy.[6] NASA/IPAC database on the other hand, classifies NGC 2603 as galaxy PGC 3133653.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=3285230&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "Search specification: NGC 2603". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%202603. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "NGC 2603 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive.com". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc2603-object.
- ↑ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 2603 | galaxy in Ursa Major | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY" (in en-US). https://www.go-astronomy.com/ngc.php?ID=2727.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc26.htm.
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://atlas.obs-hp.fr/hyperleda/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%202603.
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