NGC 7003
NGC 7003 is a spiral galaxy around 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Delphinus.[2][3] NGC 7003 has an estimated diameter of 80,800 light-years.[3] The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on August 26, 1864.[4] There also has been at least one supernova observed in NGC 7003.[5]
NGC 7003 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 7003 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Delphinus |
Right ascension | 21h 00m 42.4s[1] |
Declination | +17° 48′ 18″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017692/5304 km/s[1] |
Distance | 222,468,400 ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.76[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc [1] |
Size | ~80,832 ly [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1 × 0.8[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 448-27, IRAS 20584+1736, MCG 3-53-8, PGC 65887, UGC 11662 [1] |
SN2011dk
On May 12, 2011 a Type II supernova designated as SN2011dk was discovered in NGC 7003.[6][7]
See also
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7003. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7003 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- M. Giovannini, E. Mazzoni, G. Petroni, and M. Rossi, Borgo a Mozzano, Fabrizio Ciabattari, S. Donati (10 June 2011). "SUPERNOVA 2011dk IN NGC 7003 = PSN J21004220+1748220". SUPERNOVA 2011dk IN NGC 7003 = PSN J21004220+1748220. Retrieved 2017-06-19.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- dbishopx@gmail.com. "Bright Supernovae - 2011". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- "2011dk - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
External links
- NGC 7003 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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