NGC 3084
Galaxy NGC 3084 / IC 2528 |
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Image of the galaxy center of NGC 3084 using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Air pump |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 59 m 06.4 s |
declination | -27 ° 07 ′ 44 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R'_1) SB (rs) a / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
Position angle | 2 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 3054 group IC 2537 group LGG 185 |
Redshift | 0.008479 ± 0.000027 |
Radial velocity | 2542 ± 8 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(104 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.9 ± 2.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | March 26, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3084 • IC 2528 • PGC 28841 • ESO 499-029 • MCG -04-24-010 • 2MASX J09590643-2707438 • SGC 95650-2653.3 • 2MASS J09590640-2707435 • LDCE 729 NED025 |
NGC 3084 = IC 2528 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Antlia in the southern sky . It is an estimated 104 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy is a member of the NGC 3054 group , which continues to include NGC 3051 , NGC 3054 , NGC 3078 , NGC 3089 , IC 2531 , IC 2537, and PGC 28874 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 26, 1835 .