NGC 3015

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NGC 3015
NGC 3015 SDSS.jpg
Image of NGC 1377
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sextans
Right ascension 9h 49m 22.9379s [1]
Declination +11° 08′ 43.425″ [1]
Redshift 0.025211 ± 0.000000903 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 7558 ± 3 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.2 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB0^0 pec? [1]
Size~156,000  ly (47.7  kpc) (estimated)
Other designations
UGC 5261, PGC 28240 [1]

NGC 3015 (also known as UGC 5261) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered on April 23, 1864 by Albert Marth. [2]

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Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3015: SN 2019vjl (Type II, mag. 17.3) was discovered by ASAS-SN on 23 November 2019. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3015". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3015". Cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  3. ↑ "SN 2019vjl". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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