NGC 3258
| Galaxy NGC 3258 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Air pump |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 28 m 47.1 s |
| declination | -35 ° 36 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.9 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 196 |
| Redshift | 0.009313 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | (2792 ± 28) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.3 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | May 2, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3258 • PGC 30859 • ESO 375-037 • MCG -06-23-032 • 2MASX J10285358-3536199 • LDCE 0729 NED079 | |
NGC 3258 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation air pump at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 115 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on May 2, 1834 .