NGC 3301

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NGC 3301
NGC3301 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3301
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 10h 36m 56.030s [1]
Declination +21° 52′ 55.80″ [1]
Redshift 0.004450 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1331 km/s [2]
Distance 74  Mly (22.8  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.09 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.2 [2]
Absolute magnitude  (V)−20.9 [4]
Characteristics
Type (R')SB(rs)0/a [4]
Other designations
UGC 5767, MCG +04-25-035, PGC 31497 [2]

NGC 3301, also known as NGC 3760, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude in the V-band is 11.1. [4] It was first observed on March 12, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel. [5] It 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. [6]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 3301". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. ↑ Cappellari, Michele; et al. (2011). "The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 413 (2): 813–836. arXiv: 1012.1551 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.413..813C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18174.x. S2CID   15391206.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Results for object NGC 3301 (NGC 3301)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  6. ↑ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.


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