NGC 3261
| Galaxy NGC 3261 |
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| 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 29 m 01.4 s |
| declination | -44 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) bc |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 ′ × 2.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 198 |
| Redshift | 0.008549 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (2563 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(105 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (32.1 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 120,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3261 • PGC 30868 • ESO 263-G040 • MCG -07-22-015 • IRAS 10268-4423 / 10268-4424 • 2MASX J10290147-4439244 • SGC 102654-4424.0 • GC 2119 • h 3258 • AM 1026-442, LDCE 0725 NED021 | |
NGC 3261 is a barred spiral galaxy of the SBbc type and lies in the constellation Sails of the Ship . It is estimated to be 105 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 120,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3256 , NGC 3262 , NGC 3263 , among others .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1836 by John Herschel .
NGC 3261 group ( LGG 198 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3261 | PGC 30868 | 105 |
| NGC 3256 | PGC 30785 | 115 |
| PGC 30873 | NGC 3256C | 111 |