NGC 3008
NGC 3008 is a lenticular galaxy with an active galactic nucleus in the constellation of Ursa Major, discovered by William Parsons and his assistants. It is about 40 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of about 4,785 kilometers per second, is at a distance of 240 million light-years from the Sun.

It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, and a few others. Among these galaxies, it has the lowest star formation rate, at per year.
Q192078
lenticular galaxy
Concept
Q46587
active galactic nucleus
Concept
Q8928
constellation
Concept
Q8918
Ursa Major
CEL
Q310121
William Parsons
PER
Q7302397
recessional velocity
UNK
Q531
light-year
Concept
Q525
Sun
CEL
Q1102325
NGC 2998
CEL
None
NGC 3002
UNK
Q1102393
NGC 3005
CEL
Q107341855
NGC 3006
UNK
Q16744
star formation
Concept
Q1102407
NGC 3008
CEL
3008-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
3008
DATE
2998-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2998
DATE
2998-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2998
DATE
3002-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
3002
DATE
3005-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
3005
DATE
3006-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
3006
DATE
+40^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
40
NUMBER
constellation
discoverer or inventor
instance of