NGC 3315
| Galaxy NGC 3315 |
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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 37 m 19.2 s |
| declination | -27 ° 11 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1060, LGG 206 |
| Redshift | 0.012655 +/- 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 3794 +/- 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(160 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.2 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Austin |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1870 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3315 • PGC PGC 31540 • ESO 501-G048 • MCG -04-25-042 • SGC 103458-2655.9 • | |
NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type E / S0 in the constellation Water Snake south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 160 million light years from the Milky Way , about 55,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Hydra cluster .
The galaxies NGC 3305 , NGC 3308 , NGC 3311 , IC 2597 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Edward Austin on March 24, 1870 .