NGC 3316
| Galaxy NGC 3316 |
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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 37.3 s |
| declination | -27 ° 35 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0 ^ 0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 36 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Hydra cluster |
| Redshift | 0.013142 +/- 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | (3940 +/- 8) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.2 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3316 • PGC 31571 • ESO 501-054 • MCG -04-25-046 • 2MASX J10373729-2735384 • SGC 103516-2720.0 • 2XMM J103737.4-273535 • LDCE 729 NED153 | |
NGC 3316 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Water Snake south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 167 million light-years from the Milky Way , about 70,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Hydra cluster of galaxies .
The galaxies NGC 3309 , NGC 3311 , NGC 3312 , NGC 3314 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 26, 1835 .