NGC 3073
| NGC 3073 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble image of NGC 3073 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 00m 52.042s[1] |
| Declination | +55° 37′ 08.17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003933[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1177 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 65 Mly (20 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 3079 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.40[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.07[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0−[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5374, MCG +09-17-007, PGC 28974[2] | |
NGC 3073 is a dwarf lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.[4][5][6] It is at a distance of about 65 million light-years (20 megaparsecs) from Earth.[3] NGC 3073 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 1, 1790. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3079 Group.[7]
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NGC 3073 (SDSS)
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- ^ a b c "NGC 3073". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ a b c d e Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
- ^ "SIMBAD". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. France: University of Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "A Fundamental Relation Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies" (PDF). CERN (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Letters.
- ^ "INIS Repository Search - Single Result". International Nuclear Information System. The Astrophysical Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ Shafi, N.; Oosterloo, T. A.; Morganti, R.; Colafrancesco, S.; Booth, R. (2015-12-01). "The "shook up" galaxy NGC 3079: the complex interplay between HI, activity and environment". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 454 (2): 1404–1415. arXiv:1509.00350. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.454.1404S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2034. S2CID 55595738.
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