NGC 7003

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NGC 7003
NGC7003 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5304 km/s [1]
Distance 222,468,400  ly (68,209,122  pc)
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
IRAS 20584+1736, UGC 11662, MCG 3-53-8, PGC 65887, CGCG 448-27 [1]

NGC 7003 is a spiral galaxy around 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Delphinus. [2] [1] NGC 7003 has an estimated diameter of 80,800 light-years. [1] The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on August 26, 1864. [3] There also has been at least one supernova observed in NGC 7003. [4]

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On May 12, 2011, a Type II supernova designated as SN 2011dk was discovered in NGC 7003. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7003 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2011". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  6. ↑ "2011dk - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-06-20.


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