NGC 3095
| Galaxy NGC 3095 |
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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 | 10 h 00 m 05.8 s |
| declination | -31 ° 33 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3,6 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 187 |
| Redshift | 0.009083 +/- 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 2723 +/- 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(112 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (34.3 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 16, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3095 • PGC 28919 • ESO 435-026 • MCG -05-24-016 • IRAS 09578-3118 • 2MASX J10000582-3133101 • SGC 095753-3118.7 • LEDA 28919 • LDCE 729 NED031 | |
NGC 3095 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Antlia south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 112 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 125,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3100 , NGC 3108 , IC 2533 , among others .
The supernovae SN 2004ej (Type-II) and SN 2008bp (Type-IIP) were observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 16, 1836 .
NGC 3095 group ( LGG 187 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3095 | PGC 28919 | 112 |
| NGC 3108 | PGC 29076 | 110 |
| IC 2539 | PGC 29203 | 117 |