Astronomy:NGC 3015

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NGC 3015
Image of NGC 1377
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSextans
Right ascension 9h 49m 22.9379s[1]
Declination+11° 08′ 43.425″[1]
Redshift0.025211 ± 0.000000903[1]
Helio radial velocity 7558 ± 3 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0^0 pec? [1]
Size~156,000 ly (47.7 kpc) (estimated)
Other designations
UGC 5261, PGC 28240[1]

NGC 3015 (also known as UGC 5261) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered on April 23, 1864 by Albert Marth.[2]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3015: SN 2019vjl (Type II, mag. 17.3) was discovered by ASAS-SN on 23 November 2019.[3]

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