NGC 3256
| Galaxy NGC 3256 |
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| The galaxy NGC 3256 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sails of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 27 m 51.3 s |
| declination | -43 ° 54 ′ 13 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Pec; merger; HII Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.8 ′ × 2.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 198 |
| Redshift | 0.009354 ± 0.000019 |
| Radial velocity | (2804 ± 6) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.4 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3256 • PGC 30785 • ESO 263-G038 • MCG -07-22-010 • IRAS 10257-4338 • 2MASX J10275128-4354135 • VV 65 • GC 2114 • h 3254 • AM 1025-433 • LDCE 0725 NED017 | |
NGC 3256 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb / P in the constellation Vela , which is about 115 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. Nearby are three other galaxies, for which the numbers NGC 3256A , NGC 3256B and NGC 3256C have been assigned.
The object was discovered on March 15, 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 3256 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Galaxies collide in NGC 3256 - Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 6, 2008.
- Capella Observatory