NGC 3085
| Galaxy NGC 3085 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 59 m 29.2 s |
| declination | -19 ° 29 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^: / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 119 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 42 |
| Redshift | 0.013359 +/- 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | (4005 +/- 17) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(170 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (52.1 ± 3.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3085 • PGC 28875 • ESO 566-038 • MCG -03-26-003 • 2MASX J09592917-1929323 • SGC 095707-1915.2 • LEDA 28875 • LDCE 689 NED009 | |
NGC 3085 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 170 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 ly. The galaxy is a member of the Hickson Compact Group HCG 42 .
The galaxies NGC 3072 , NGC 3091 , NGC 3096 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 23, 1835 .