NGC 3096
| Galaxy NGC 3096 |
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![NGC 3096 (l) & PGC 852084 (r) [1] Hubble Space Telescope](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_3096_PGC_852084_hst_10787_R814G606B450.png)
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| NGC 3096 (l) & PGC 852084 (r) Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 00 m 33.11 s |
| declination | -19 ° 39 ′ 43.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 42 |
| Redshift | 0.014103 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | (4228 ± 18) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(180 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (55.2 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3096 • PGC 28950 • ESO 566-042 • MCG -03-26-008 • 2MASX J10003309-1939433 • SGC 095811-1925.3 • HCG 42B • GALEX ASC J100033.08-193939.8 • LDCE 689 NED013 • WISEA J100033.12-193942.8 | |
NGC 3096 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 180 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light-years across. The galaxy is a member of the Hickson Compact Group HCG 42 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3072 , NGC 3085 , NGC 3091 .
The object was discovered on March 23, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.