Astronomy:NGC 7003

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Delphinus
NGC 7003
NGC7003 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 7003
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDelphinus
Right ascension 21h 00m 42.4s[1]
Declination+17° 48′ 18″[1]
Redshift0.017692[1]
Helio radial velocity5304 km/s[1]
Distance222,468,400 ly (68,209,122 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.76[1]
Characteristics
TypeSbc [1]
Size~80,832 ly [1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 × 0.8[1]
Other designations
IRAS 20584+1736, UGC 11662, MCG3-53-8, PGC 65887[1]

NGC 7003 is a spiral galaxy around 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Delphinus.[2][1] NGC 7003 has an estimated diameter of 80,800 light-years.[1] The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on August 26, 1864.[3] There also has been at least one supernova observed in NGC 7003.[4]

On May 12, 2011, a Type II supernova designated as SN 2011dk was discovered in NGC 7003.[5][6]

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