Astronomy:NGC 3244

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia
NGC 3244
File:NGC 3244.tif
ESO image of NGC 3244 (left) and star TYC 7713 (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension 10h 25m 29.20s[1]
Declination−39° 49′ 40.0″[1]
Redshift2758.0 km/s[2]
Distance100 Mly (31,000 kpc)h−10.73[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.89[4]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[2]
Apparent size (V)2.0′ × 1.5′[4]
Other designations
PGC 030594[4]

NGC 3244 is a spiral galaxy in the Antlia constellation discovered by John Herschel on April 22, 1835.[3] A supernova was detected in NGC 3244 on June 27, 2010, designated SN 2010ev. With an apparent magnitude of about 14, it was the third-brightest supernova observed in 2010.[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NGC 3244". WIKISKY. http://server3.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=2609. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "SIMBAD query result". Object query : NGC 3244. Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+3244. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Anne's Image of the Day: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3244". Anne's Astronomy News. July 15, 2013. http://annesastronomynews.com/annes-image-of-the-day-spiral-galaxy-ngc-3244/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3244. NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%203244&extend=no&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. 
  5. "The Czech President's Galaxy" (Press release). European Southern Observatory. May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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