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NGC 3003
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<p>NGC 3003 is a nearly edge-on <a href="/facts/Barred_spiral_galaxy/cntSCFX4">barred spiral galaxy</a> in the <a href="/facts/Constellation/nBQqgW8A">constellation</a> of <a href="/facts/Leo_Minor/PRQqfnsD">Leo Minor</a>, discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785. It has an apparent <a href="/facts/Visual_magnitude/7pCTF1Me">visual magnitude</a> of 11.78, at a distance of 19.5 <a href="/facts/Megaparsec/SwSsk57J">Mpc</a> from the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>. It has a <a href="/facts/Recessional_velocity/6kbj9Pz8">recessional velocity</a> of 1474 km/s. </p>