| Epoch | J2000 |
|---|---|
| Constellation name | Leo Minor |
| Ra | [1] |
| Dec | [1] |
| H radial v | 1474 km/s[1] |
| Z | 0.004930[1] |
| Dist ly | 19.50 Mpc[2] |
| Appmag v | 11.78[3] |
| Appmag b | 12.25[3] |
| Names | [1] |
NGC 3003 is a nearly edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo Minor, discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785.[4] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 11.78,[3] at a distance of 19.5 Mpc from the Sun.[2] It has a recessional velocity of 1474 km/s.[1]
Supernova and luminous blue variable
One supernova and one luminous blue variable have been observed in NGC 3003:
- SN 1961F (Type II, mag. 13.1) was discovered by Paul Wild on 21 February 1961.[5][6][7]
- AT 2020jev (Type LBV, mag. 20.33) was discovered by Pan-STARRS on 4 May 2020.[8][9]
References
- ^ "NGC 3003". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 3003". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com
- ^ Schürer, M. & Wild (6 March 1961). "SUPERNOVA IN NGC 3003". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 1753: 1. Thernöe, K. A. (ed.). Observatory Copenhagen, IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "SN 1961F". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "SN 1961F". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "AT 2020jev". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ Siebert, M. R.; Tinyanont, S.; Taggart, K.; Foley, R. J. (2021). "Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with the Keck I telescope". The Astronomer's Telegram. 14624: 1. Bibcode:2021ATel14624....1S
