NGC 3260 | |
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DSS image of NGC 3260 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 29m 06.39496s [1] |
Declination | −35° 35′ 42.4860″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.008169 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2349 km/s [2] |
Distance | 108.0 Mly (33.11 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.67 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.73 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E pec: [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-23-033, PGC 30875 [2] |
NGC 3260 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. [6] It was discovered on May 2, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel. [7]
NGC 3260 | |
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DSS image of NGC 3260 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 29m 06.39496s [1] |
Declination | −35° 35′ 42.4860″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.008169 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2349 km/s [2] |
Distance | 108.0 Mly (33.11 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.67 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.73 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E pec: [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-23-033, PGC 30875 [2] |
NGC 3260 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. [6] It was discovered on May 2, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel. [7]