NGC 3054 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 21 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German–American astronomer Christian Peters on 3 April 1859.
NGC 3054 group NGC 3054 is the brightest galaxy in the NGC 3054 group (also known as LGG 185). The other galaxies in the group are , , , , IC 2531, , , and .
Supernovae Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 3054: SN 2004de (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by on 15 July 2004. SN 2006T (TypeIIb, mag. 17.4) was discovered by Berto Monard on 30 January 2006. SN 2022crv (TypeIb, mag. 18.0457) was discovered by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc (DLT40) survey on 19 February 2022.
See also NGC 1300 List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
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SIMBAD: NGC 3054 -- Galaxy Some pretty pictures!