NGC 3006
Galaxy NGC 3006 |
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SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 49 m 17.3 s |
declination | + 44 ° 01 ′ 33 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 × 0.2 |
Position angle | 81 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 241 |
Redshift | 0.016008 ± 0.000050 |
Radial velocity | 4799 ± 15 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(215 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (65.9 ± 4.6) Mpc |
diameter | 45,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
Discovery date | January 25, 1851 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3006 • PGC 28235 • CGCG 210-037 • MCG + 07-20-055 • IRAS F09461 + 4415 • KUG 0946 + 442 • 2MASX J09491734 + 4401328 • 2MASS J09491731 + 4401331 • HOLM 144D |
NGC 3006 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 215 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2998 , NGC 3005 , NGC 3008 , NGC 3009 .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on January 25, 1851 .