NGC 3082
| Galaxy NGC 3082 |
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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 58 m 53.1 s |
| declination | -30 ° 21 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 26 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009553 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | 2864 ± 18 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(118 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (36.3 ± 2.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3082 • PGC 28829 • ESO 435-018 • MCG -05-24-011 • 2MASX J09585306-3021278 • SGC 095639-3007.0 • GC 1986 • h 3210 • GALEX ASC J095853.28-302126.7 • LDCE 729 NED023 | |
NGC 3082 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Air Pump in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 118 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2531 and IC 2533 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 30, 1835 .