NGC 3076

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Galaxy
NGC 3076
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NGC 3076 [1]
NGC 3076
AladinLite
Constellation Water snake
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 57 m 37.62 s
declination -18 ° 10 ′ 43.3 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sab  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 ′ × 0.9 ′
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated  
Redshift 0.012065 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity 3617 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(153 ± 11)  ·  10 6  ly
(46.9 ± 3.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date February 12, 1836
Catalog names
NGC  3076 • PGC  28766 • ESO  566-034 • MCG  -03-26-002 • IRAS  F09552-1756 • 2MASX  J09573763-1810434 • SGC  095515-1756.4 • GALEX ASC J095737.70-181041.5 • LDCE 689 NED008 • WISEA J095737.60 -181043.1 • 2MIG 1360

NGC 3076 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 160 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 3052 .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 12, 1836 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 3076
  4. ↑ Seligman