NGC 3073

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]

NGC 3073
Hubble image of NGC 3073
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 00m 52.042s[1]
Declination+55° 37′ 08.17″[1]
Redshift0.003933[2]
Helio radial velocity1177 km/s[2]
Distance65 Mly (20 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterNGC 3079 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)13.40[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.07[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0−[3]
Other designations
UGC 5374, MCG+09-17-007, PGC 28974[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "NGC 3073". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. 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.
  4. "SIMBAD". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. France: University of Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  5. "A Fundamental Relation Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies" (PDF). CERN (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Letters.
  6. "INIS Repository Search - Single Result". International Nuclear Information System. The Astrophysical Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  7. 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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