NGC 2603

NGC 2603 is a small compact spiral galaxy located 787 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major from the Solar System. It was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney, an Irish astronomer, on February 9th, 1850. NGC 2603 has an estimated diameter of 81,000 light-years. It contains a narrow-line active galactic nucleus. The Hyperleda database associates NGC 2603 and NGC 2606 as one single galaxy. NASA/IPAC database on the other hand, classifies NGC 2603 as galaxy PGC 3133653.