NGC 3269
| NGC 3269 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3269 imaged by the Víctor M. Blanco Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Right ascension | 10h 29m 57.0404s[1] |
| Declination | −35° 13′ 27.833″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012522[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,754±33 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 103 Mly (31.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.26[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.22[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)0-a[2] |
| Size | ~98,900 ly (30.31 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.45′ × 0.8′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 375- G 044, MCG -06-23-040, PGC 30945[3] | |
NGC 3269 is a barred spiral or lenticular 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.[4] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 1 May 1834.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Results for object NGC 3269". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Search specification: NGC 3269". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "NGC 3269". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Dirsch, B.; Richtler, T.; Bassino, L. P. (September 2003). "The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 408 (3): 929–939. arXiv:astro-ph/0307200. Bibcode:2003A&A...408..929D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. S2CID 763415. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3269". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
External links
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