NGC 3251
| Galaxy NGC 3251 / IC 2579 |
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![NGC 3251 & LEDA 213705 = HOLM 195 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3251_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3251 & LEDA 213705 = HOLM 195 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 29 m 16.8 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 05 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 55 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016965 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 5086 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.9 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | February 19, 1862 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3251 • IC 2579 • UGC 5684 • PGC 30892 • CGCG 124-029 • MCG + 04-25-023 • IRAS 10264 + 2621 • 2MASX J10291680 + 2605567 • GALEX ASC J102916.75 + 260555.6 • HOLM 195A | |
NGC 3251 = IC 2579 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 225 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 213705, it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair Holm 195 .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2583 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1999gj was observed here.
The object was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on February 19, 1862 .