NGC 3268
| Galaxy NGC 3268 |
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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 30 m 00.6 s |
| declination | -35 ° 19 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E2 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 46 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Antlia Cluster |
| Redshift | 0.009340 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | (+2800 ± 21) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.4 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| diameter | 105,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 18, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3268 • PGC 30949 • ESO 375-45 • MCG -06-23-041 • 2MASX J10300065-3519318 • SGC 102745-3504.1 • GC 2127 • h 3263 • AM 1027-350 • LDCE 729 NED086 | |
NGC 3268 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Air Pump in the southern sky . It is an estimated 115 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 105,000 ly, and is a member of the Antlia galaxy cluster . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3267 , NGC 3269 , NGC 3271 , NGC 3273 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on April 18, 1835 .