NGC 3054
NGC 3054 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters in 1859. It is probably in the same galaxy group as NGC 2935.
| NGC 3054 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3054 (Hubble Space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 09h 54m 28.605s[1] |
| Declination | −25° 42′ 12.37″[1] |
| Redshift | 2,425 km/s[2] |
| Distance (comoving) | 130 Mly (40 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)bc[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3′.8 × 2′.3[3] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 499- G 18, NGC 3054, PGC 28571[3] | |
In January 2006, the supernova SN 2006T was observed in NGC 3054.
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- Tully, R. Brent; et al. (August 2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50.
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3054. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
External links
Media related to NGC 3054 at Wikimedia Commons- SIMBAD: NGC 3054 -- Galaxy
- Some pretty pictures!
- NGC 3054 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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