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NGC 3006

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Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 3006
SDSS image of NGC 3006
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension09 49 17.344
Declination+44° 01′ 32.90″
Redshift0.01601
Heliocentric radial velocity4761 km/s
Distance241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.18 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.57
Absolute magnitude (B)−19.50
Characteristics
TypeSbc
Other designations
MCG +07-20-055, PGC 28235

NGC 3006 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It has an apparent magnitude of 15. It was discovered by the astronomer Bindon Stoney on January 25, 1851.

It is part of a small group of galaxies including NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3008, and MCG+07-20-052.

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 3006 (NGC 3006)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ "NGC 3006". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ "Search specification: NGC 3006". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 3006 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. Paudel, Sanjaya; Sengupta, Chandreyee; Yoon, Suk-Jin; Chhatkuli, Daya Nidhi (2020). "MCG+07-20-052: Interacting Dwarf Pair in a Group Environment". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (4): 141. arXiv:2002.10076. Bibcode:2020AJ....159..141P. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab722f. S2CID 211258826.
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