NGC 3276

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Galaxy
NGC 3276
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NGC 3276 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Air pump
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 31 m 09.2 s
declination -39 ° 56 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 74 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.015724 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 4714 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(201 ± 14)  ·  10 6  ly
(61.6 ± 4.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date March 3, 1835
Catalog names
NGC  3275 • PGC  31031 • ESO  317-040 • 2MASX  J10310918-3956407 • LDCE 0732 NED005

NGC 3276 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Air Pump in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 201 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 3, 1835 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS: NCG 3276
  3. Seligman