NGC 3017

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NGC 3017
NGC 3017 SDSS.jpg
Image of NGC 3017
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sextans
Right ascension 09h 49m 03.0379s [1]
Declination −2° 49′ 18.386″ [1]
Redshift 0.020778 ± 0.0000117 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6229 ± 35 km/s [1]
Distance 316.3 ± 22.3  Mly (96.98 ± 6.84  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.4 [1]
Characteristics
Type E? [1]
Size~240,000  ly (73  kpc) (estimated)
Other designations
2MASS J09490301-0249180, LEDA 28220, PGC 28200 [1] [2] [3]

NGC 3017 (also known as PGC 28220) is a Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was Discovered in 1886 by Ormond Stone. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". Cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". simbad.cds.Unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-12-23.


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