NGC 3265
| Galaxy data from NGC 3265 |
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| The galaxy NGC 3265 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Little lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 31 m 06.8 s |
| declination | + 28 ° 47 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 73 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 3254 group, Leo II group |
| Redshift | 0.004400 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 1319 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.5 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 20,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 11, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3265 • UGC 5705 • PGC 31029 • CGCG 154-023 • MCG + 05-25-019 • IRAS 10282 + 2903 • 2MASX J10310676 + 2847470 • GC 2123 • H III 349 • h 718 • WAS 12 • LDCE 734 NED003 | |
NGC 3265 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Little Leo in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 57 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 15,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3245 , NGC 3254 , NGC 3277 , among others .
The object was discovered on April 11, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
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