| NGC 3005 | |
|---|---|
| SDSS image of NGC 3005 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 49m 15.007s [1] |
| Declination | +44° 07′ 52.86″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.01521 [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4525 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 229.0 ± 16.0 Mly (70.21 ± 4.92 Mpc) [3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.94 [4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABc [4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +07-20-054, PGC 28232 [2] | |
NGC 3005 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major, [5] discovered by Bindon Stoney on January 25, 1851. [6] It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3006, NGC 3008, and a few others. [7] [8]