NGC 3005

NGC 3005 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major,^[5] discovered by Bindon Stoney on January 25, 1851.^[6] It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3006, NGC 3008, and a few others.^[7][8]

NGC 3005
SDSS image of NGC 3005
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	09h 49m 15.007s[1]
Declination	+44° 07′ 52.86″[1]
Redshift	0.01521[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4525 km/s[2]
Distance	229.0 ± 16.0 Mly (70.21 ± 4.92 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.94[4]
Characteristics
Type	SABc[4]
Other designations
MCG +07-20-054, PGC 28232[2]