NGC 3001 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy about 115 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia.
It is classified as SAB(rs)bc, indicating a weak bar, moderately wound spiral arms, and a subtle ring-like structure. Spanning approximately 145,000 light-years, it is larger than the Milky Way and has an apparent magnitude of 11.83
This galaxy features prominent dust lanes winding through its spiral arms and bluish star-forming regions where young, hot stars illuminate surrounding gas.
The bright central core hints at its bar structure, which may influence gas flow and star formation.
NGC 3001 hosted a Type Ia supernova (SN 2010hg) in 2010.
Imaged in LRGB on my Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image acquisition and processing: Mike Selby