NGC 3008

NGC 3008 is a lenticular galaxy with an active galactic nucleus[1] in the constellation of Ursa Major,[2] discovered by William Parsons and his assistants.[3] It's about 40 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of 4,785 kilometers per second, is at a distance of 225 million light years from the sun.[4]

NGC 3008
NGC 3008 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension09h 49m 34.3s
Declination44° 06′ 10″
Distance (comoving)69,000,000
Distance225,000,000
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)0.6'x 0.3'

References
  1. "NGC 3008 -- LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus". Simbad. Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "NGC 3008". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "Celestial Atlas". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "Celestial Atlas". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  • Media related to NGC 3008 at Wikimedia Commons


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