NGC 3087
| Galaxy NGC 3087 |
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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 59 m 08.6 s |
| declination | -34 ° 13 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E +: |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 3038 group NGC 3087 group LGG 184 |
| Redshift | 0.008913 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 2672 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(110 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (33.6 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3087 • PGC 28845 • ESO 374-015 • MCG -06-22-005 • 2MASX J09590864-3413307 • SGC 95658-3359.1 • GC 1989 • h 3213 • GALEX ASC J095908.89-341329.8 • LDCE 729 NED026 | |
NGC 3087 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Antlia south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 110 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 2534 and IC 2532 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 2, 1835 .