NGC 3008 explained

NGC 3008
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Ursa Major
H Radial V:4783 km/s
Z:0.01595
Dist Ly:[1]
Group Cluster:NGC 2998 group
Type:S0/a
Appmag B:15.23[2]

NGC 3008 is a lenticular galaxy with an active galactic nucleus[3] in the constellation of Ursa Major,[4] discovered by William Parsons and his assistants.[5] It is about 40 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of about 4,785 kilometers per second,[5] is at a distance of 240 million light-years from the Sun.[1]

It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, and a few others.[6] Among these galaxies, it has the lowest star formation rate, at per year.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 3008 (NGC 3008). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-14.
  2. Web site: Search specification: NGC 3008. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-14.
  3. Web site: NGC 3008 -- LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus . Simbad . Strasbourg astronomical Data Center . 17 April 2020.
  4. Web site: NGC 3008 . In-The-Sky.org . 17 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Celestial Atlas . cseligman.com . 17 April 2020.
  6. NAME NGC 2998 Group. 2021-02-14.
  7. 10.3847/1538-3881/ab722f. MCG+07-20-052: Interacting Dwarf Pair in a Group Environment. 2020. Paudel. Sanjaya. Sengupta. Chandreyee. Yoon. Suk-Jin. Chhatkuli. Daya Nidhi. The Astronomical Journal. 159. 4. 141. 2002.10076. 2020AJ....159..141P. 211258826 . free .

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