Astronomy:NGC 3017
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| NGC 3017 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 3017 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 09h 49m 03.0379s[1] |
| Declination | −2° 49′ 18.386″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020778 ± 0.0000117 [1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6229 ± 35 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 316.3 ± 22.3 Mly (96.98 ± 6.84 Mpc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E? [1] |
| Size | ~240,000 ly (73 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J09490301-0249180, PGC 28200[1][2][3] | |
NGC 3017 (also known as PGC 28220) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered in 1886 by Ormond Stone. [2]
See also
- List of NGC objects (3001-4000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3017&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc30.htm#3017.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017" (in en-US). https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/mobile/object.html?object_name=NGC%203017.
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