NGC 1003
Appearance
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NGC 1003 | |
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![]() NGC 1003 as seen through the Hubble Space telescope. | |
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 39m 16.4s[1] |
Declination | 40° 52′ 22″[1] |
NGC 1003 is a spiral galaxy located in the Perseus constellation about 28 million light years from the Milky Way.[2] It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NGC 1003, Spiral Galaxy". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1003". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-17.