NGC 2803

NGC 2803, also known as PCG 26181,^[2] is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the zodiac constellation Cancer. It was discovered March 21, 1784, by William Herschel. It is interacting with NGC 2802.^[5]

NGC 2803
legacy surveys image of NGC 2802 (upper right) and NGC 2803 (lower left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cancer
Right ascension	09h 16m 43.86892s[1]
Declination	+18° 57′ 16.4866″[1]
Redshift	0.030158[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	8905 km/s[2]
Distance	411.1 Mly (126.04 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.16[4]
Characteristics
Type	E-SB0[4]
Other designations
UGC 4898, MCG +03-24-027, PGC 26181[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2803: SN 2017ilf (type Ia, mag. 18).^[6]