NGC 2803

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NGC 2803
NGC 2802 NGC 2803 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 2802 (upper right) and NGC 2803 (lower left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 09h 16m 43.86892s [1]
Declination +18° 57′ 16.4866″ [1]
Redshift 0.030158 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 8905 km/s [2]
Distance 411.1  Mly (126.04  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.16 [4]
Characteristics
Type E-SB0 [4]
Other designations
UGC 4898, MCG +03-24-027, PGC 26181 [2]

NGC 2803, also known as PCG 26181, [2] is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the zodiac constellation Cancer. It was discovered March 21, 1784, by William Herschel. It is interacting with NGC 2802. [5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2803: SN 2017ilf (type Ia, mag. 18). [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 2803". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID   11672751.
  4. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 2803". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2800 - 2849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  6. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2017ilf. Retrieved 25 March 2023.


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