Astronomy:NGC 3307
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra
| NGC 3307 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 3307 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 36m 17.2s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 31′ 47″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012612[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3781 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 184 Mly (56.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.49[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)0/a pec?[1] |
| Size | ~55,800 ly (17.11 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 501-31, MCG -4-25-29, PGC 31430[1] | |
NGC 3307 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 22, 1836[4][5] and is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3307. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3307&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3307". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC3307.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%203000%20-%203999%20(11-30-17).htm.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc33.htm#3307.
- ↑ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 77: 237–256. Bibcode: 1989A&AS...77..237R. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1989A%26AS...77..237R&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf.
External links
- NGC 3307 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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