NGC 3007 explained

NGC 3007
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Sextans
H Radial V:6520 km/s
Z:0.02175
Dist Ly:[1]
Type:S0/a
Appmag B:14.41[2]

NGC 3007 is an edge-on, magnitude 13.4, lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sextans,[3] discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 16, 1885.[4] It is about 115 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of 6,520 kilometers per second, is at a distance of over 300 million light-years from the Sun.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 3007 (NGC 3007). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-14.
  2. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3007. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-14.
  3. Web site: NGC 3007 . in-the-sky.org . 6 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Celestial Atlas . cseligman.com . 6 April 2020.

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