NGC 3051
| Galaxy NGC 3051 |
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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 53 m 58.6 s |
| declination | -27 ° 17 ′ 11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (RL:) SB0 ^ 0p |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3054 group LGG 185 |
| Redshift | 0.008513 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | 2552 ± 15 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(104 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (32.0 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3051 • PGC 28536 • ESO 499-016 • MCG -04-24-004 • 2MASX J09535864-2717104 • SGC 095143-2702.9 • GALEX ASC J095358.56-271710.1 • LDCE 729 NED013 | |
NGC 3051 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Antlia in the southern sky . It is an estimated 104 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy is a member of the NGC 3054 group , which continues to include NGC 3054 , NGC 3078 , NGC 3084 , NGC 3089 , IC 2531 , IC 2537 , ESO 499-026, and ESO 499-327 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 24, 1835 .