NGC 3038
| Galaxy NGC 3038 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Air pump |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 51 m 15.4 s |
| declination | -32 ° 45 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) b / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 130 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3038 group NGC 3087 group LGG 184 |
| Redshift | 0.009300 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2788 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.2 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | February 27, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3038 • PGC 28376 • ESO 374-002 • MCG -05-24-001 • 2MASX J09511543-3245092 • SGC 094905-3231.2 • GALEX ASC J095115.49-324509.4 • LDCE 729 NED011 | |
NGC 3038 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Antlia south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 115 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across . Together with NGC 3087 , NGC 3120 , IC 2532 , PGC 27856 and PGC 28074 , it forms the NGC 3038 galaxy group .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 27, 1886 .
NGC 3038 group ( LGG 184 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3054 | PGC 28376 | 115 |
| NGC 3087 | PGC 28845 | 110 |
| NGC 3120 | PGC 29278 | 115 |
| IC 2532 | PGC 28915 | 116 |
| PGC 28074 | ESO 373-026 | 100 |
| PGC 27856 | ESO 373-021 | 108 |