NGC 3048 is a pair of spiral galaxies located in the constellation Leo.[2] It was discovered on April 27, 1864, by German astronomer Albert Marth. The object consists of a visual pair of galaxies, PGC 1509261 and PGC 28595. PGC 1509261 is likely a physical pair with a much fainter galactic object not a part of the New General Catalogue, J095458+162726.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "GitHub - mattiaverga/OpenNGC: A license friendly NGC/IC objects database". 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via GitHub.
  2. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 3048 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3000 - 3049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3048
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