NGC 3271 | |
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DSS image of NGC 3271 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 30m 26.49s [1] |
Declination | −35° 21′ 34.2″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.012544 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3737 ± 27 km/s [2] |
Distance | 170.8 Mly (52.37 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.72 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB00(r) [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 2585, MCG -06-23-044, PGC 30988 [2] |
NGC 3271 is a barred lenticular galaxy [1] in the constellation Antlia. [4] At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. [5] It was discovered on May 1, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel. [6]
NGC 3271 | |
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DSS image of NGC 3271 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 30m 26.49s [1] |
Declination | −35° 21′ 34.2″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.012544 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3737 ± 27 km/s [2] |
Distance | 170.8 Mly (52.37 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.72 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB00(r) [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 2585, MCG -06-23-044, PGC 30988 [2] |
NGC 3271 is a barred lenticular galaxy [1] in the constellation Antlia. [4] At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. [5] It was discovered on May 1, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel. [6]