NGC 3054

NGC 3054
NGC 3054 (Hubble Space Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	09h 54m 28.6s[1]
Declination	-25° 42′ 12″[1]
Redshift	2426 ± 7 km/s[1]
Distance	?
Type	SAB(r)bc[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	3′.8 × 2′.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.6[1]
Other designations
ESO 499- G 18,[1] PGC 28571[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 3054 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters in 1859. In January 2006, a supernova (SN 2006T) was obsered in NGC 3054. It is probably in the same galaxy group as NGC 2935.

See also

• New General Catalogue (NGC)
• NGC 1300

External links

• SIMBAD: NGC 3054 -- Galaxy
• Some pretty pictures!
• NGC 3054 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3054. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 

Coordinates: 09^h 54^m 28.6^s, −25° 42′ 12″