Astronomy:NGC 3001

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NGC 3001
2MASS image of NGC 3001
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension 09h 46m 18.64942s[1]
Declination−30° 26′ 15.0501″[1]
Redshift0.008224[2]
Helio 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
ESO 434- G 038, 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]

One supernova 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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