NGC 3321
Galaxy NGC 3321 = NGC 3322 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | sextant |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 38 m 50.5 s |
declination | -11 ° 38 ′ 56 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (r) c |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 36 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.008296 +/- 0.000010 |
Radial velocity | 2487 +/- 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.7 ± 2.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Andrew Common |
Discovery date | 1880 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3321/3322 • PGC 31653 • MCG -02-27-010 • IRAS 10363-1123 • 2MASX J10385055-1138560 • GALEX ASC J103850.61-113857.9 |
NGC 3321 = NGC 3322 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Sextant south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 103 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The property was discovered by Andrew Ainslie Common in 1880 .