NGC 2803

NGC 2803
NGC 2803
NGC 2803 (lower left) and NGC 2802 (upper right) imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension09h 16m 43.86892s
Declination+18° 57′ 16.4866″
Redshift0.030158
Heliocentric radial velocity8905 km/s
Distance411.1 Mly (126.04 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.16
Characteristics
TypeE-SB0
Other designations
UGC 4898, MCG +03-24-027, PGC 26181

NGC 2803, also known as PCG 26181, is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the zodiac constellation Cancer. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel 21 March 1784. It is interacting with NGC 2802.

Supernova

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2803:

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 2803". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 2803". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2800 - 2849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  6. ↑ "SN 2017ilf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "SN 2026afcx". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 October 2026.