NGC 3048
| Galaxy NGC 3048 |
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| SDSS image from PGC 28595 (r.) PGC 1509261 (l.) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 54 m 57.2 s |
| declination | + 16 ° 27 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) b? + Sa? |
| Brightness (visual) | 1: 14.1 mag 2: 15.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 1: 14.9 mag 2: 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1: 0.6 ′ × 0.3 ′ 2: 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 1: 123 ° 2: 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 1: 12.1 mag / arcmin² 2: 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 1: 0.033330 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 1: (9992 ± 39) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(442 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (135.6 ± 9.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | April 27, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3048 • PGC 28595 / PGC 1509261 • CGCG 092-071 • | |
NGC 3048 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Leo. The spiral galaxy PGC 28595 is an estimated 442 million light years from the Milky Way , while PGC 1509261 is 389 million light years away.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on April 27, 1864 .
Web links
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