NGC 3329

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Galaxy
NGC 3329/3397
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NGC 3329 PanS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Dragon
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 44 m 39.4 s
declination + 76 ° 48 ′ 34 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SA (r) b:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.0 likes
Angular expansion 1.9 '× 1.1'
Position angle 140 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.006498 ± 0.000083  
Radial velocity 1948 ± 25 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(93 ± 7)  ·  10 6  ly
(28.5 ± 2.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date April 2, 1801
Catalog names
NGC  3329 • 3397 • UGC  5837 • PGC  32059 • CGCG  351-034 • MCG  + 13-08-033 • IRAS  10405 + 7704 • 2MASX  J10443936 + 7648337 • GC  2169/2218 • H  I 284 • h  733 • 2MASS J10443939 + 7648340

NGC 3329 = NGC 3397 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Dragon in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 2nd, 1801 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 3329
  3. Seligman