NGC 3308
| Galaxy NGC 3308 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 22.4 s |
| declination | -27 ° 26 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 32 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1060 LGG 206 |
| Redshift | 0.011855 +/- 0.000011 |
| Radial velocity | 3554 +/- 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(150 ± 10) x 10 6 ly (45.9 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3308 • PGC 31438 • ESO 501-G034 • MCG -04-25-032 • 2MASX J10362237-2726172 • SGC 103401-2710.7 • LDCE 0729 NED133 | |
NGC 3308 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 150 million light years from the Milky Way and is a member of the Abell 1060 Hydra cluster .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 24, 1835 .