NGC 3069

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Galaxy
NGC 3069 / IC 580
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NGC 3069 [1] SDSS image
NGC 3069 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 57 m 56.701 s
declination + 10 ° 25 ′ 56.80 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′
Position angle 165 °
Surface brightness 12.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017759 ± 0.000153  
Radial velocity 5324 ± 46 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(233 ± 16)  x  10 6  ly
(71.3 ± 5.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Johann Dreyer
Discovery date March 15, 1877
Catalog names
NGC  3069 • IC  580 • PGC  28788 • CGCG  064-010 • MCG  + 02-26-005 • 2MASX  J09575667 + 1025562 • GALEX ASC J095756.79 + 102556.3 • LDCE 691 NED001 • WISEA J095756.69 + 102556.8

NGC 3069 = IC 580 is a galaxy of Hubble type S0? in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 233 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across. It probably forms a bound galaxy pair with NGC 3070 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 576 , IC 577 , IC 578 , IC 584 .

The object was discovered on March 15, 1877 by Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer .

Web links

Commons : NGC 3069  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3069
  4. Seligman