NGC 3106
Galaxy NGC 3106 |
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NGC 3106 with LEDA 1936548 (lo) ECO 1257 (r.) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Little lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 04 m 05.2 s |
declination | + 31 ° 11 ′ 08 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.020698 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 6205 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (84.5 ± 5.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 13, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3106 • UGC 5419 • PGC 29196 • CGCG 153-013 • MCG + 05-24-009 • IRAS F10012 + 3125 • 2MASX J10040526 + 3111071 • GC 2001 • H II 320 • h 666 • NSA 85701 • LDCE 705 NED001 |
NGC 3106 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Little Leo in the northern sky . It is around 276 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 145,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3116 and NGC 3126 .
The supernovae SN 1983J ( Type Ia ) and SN 2009gt were observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 13, 1785 .
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