NGC 3254

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NGC 3254
NGC3254 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3254
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension 10h 29m 19.922s [1]
Declination +29° 29′ 29.18″ [1]
Redshift 0.004556 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1363 ± 10 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.60 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.29 [2]
Characteristics
Type SA(s)bc [3]
Size~175,000  ly (53.65  kpc) (estimated) [3]
Apparent size  (V)5.10′ × 0.90′ [3]
Other designations
IRAS F10265+2944, UGC 5685, MCG +05-25-018, PGC 30895, CGCG 154-020 [2]

NGC 3254 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on March 13, 1785. [4] It is a member of the NGC 3254 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster. [5]

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Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3254:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 3254". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 3254 (NGC 3254)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  6. ↑ Elis, Stromgren (13 May 1941). "Circular No. 862". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Observatory Copenhagen. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "SN 1941B". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  8. ↑ "SN 1941B". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "SN 2019np". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2019". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "A Galactic Powerhouse" . Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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