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 |
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 |
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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