NGC 3257
Galaxy NGC 3257 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Air pump |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 28 m 47.1 s |
declination | -35 ° 39 ′ 29 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (s) 0- |
Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 0 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 203 |
Redshift | 0.010674 ± 0.000087 |
Radial velocity | (3200 ± 26) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(133 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (40.9 ± 2.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | May 2, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3257 • PGC 30849 • ESO 375-036 • MCG -06-23-031 • 2MASX J10284710-3539289 • LDCE 0729 NED078 |
NGC 3257 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-SB0 in the constellation Air Pump in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 133 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on May 2, 1834 .