NGC 3305

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NGC 3305
NGC 3305 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 3305
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 36m 11.7s [1]
Declination −27° 09′ 44″ [1]
Redshift 0.013099 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3927 km/s [1]
Distance 190  Mly (58.3  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.77 [1]
Characteristics
Type E0 [1]
Size~70,900  ly (21.74  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.1 x 1.1 [1]
Other designations
ESO 501-30, MCG -4-25-31, PGC 31421 [1]

NGC 3305 is an elliptical galaxy located about 190 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hydra. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. [4] [5] NGC 3305 is a member of the Hydra Cluster. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3305. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3305". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ↑ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.


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