NGC 3048
Galaxy NGC 3048 |
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SDSS image from PGC 28595 (r.) PGC 1509261 (l.) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
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 |
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 .
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