NGC 3041

NGC 3041
NGC 3041
	NGC 3041 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	09h 53m 7.1s
Declination	+16° 40′ 40″
Redshift	0.004697±0.000007
Heliocentric radial velocity	1408±2 km/s
Galactocentric velocity	1313±4 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.36
Absolute magnitude (V)	-21.58
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)c
Apparent size (V)	3.7′ × 2.4′
Other designations
	UGC 5303, MCG 3-25-39, ZWG 92.68, PGC 28485 and IRAS 09503+1654
	References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase

NGC 3041 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It is categorized as SAB(rs)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It was discovered by William Herschel on 23 March 1784. The galaxy is approximately 77 million light years away from earth.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 3041". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3041". Seds. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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