NGC 3297
| Galaxy NGC 3297 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 10 h 33 m 11.8 s |
| declination | -12 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB? (S?) 0o |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.030211 +/- 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 9057 +/- 40 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(397 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (121.7 ± 8.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | February 26, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3297 • PGC 31189 • 2MASX J10331172-1240186 • GALEX ASC J103311.78-124017.7 • LEDA 31189 • LDCE 0737 NED003 | |
NGC 3297 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 397 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 ly in diameter.
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on February 26, 1886 .