NGC 3316

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NGC 3316
NGC 3316 legacy dr10.jpg
Legacy Surveys image of NGC 3316 (large galaxy)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 37m 37.3s [1]
Declination −27° 35′ 39″ [1]
Redshift 0.013142 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3940 km/s [1]
Distance 191  Mly (58.5  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.64 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)0^0 [1]
Size~79,700  ly (24.43  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.3 x 1.1 [1]
Other designations
ESO 501-54, MCG -04-25-046, PGC 031571 [1]

NGC 3316 is a barred lenticular galaxy [2] [3] located about 190 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hydra. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 26, 1835. [5] [6] NGC 3316 is a member of the Hydra Cluster, [7] and appears to have a small companion galaxy known as HCC 15. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3316. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  3. ↑ "The Snake in Spring: Step into the serpent's curves to explore the Hydra I Galaxy Cluster. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3316". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  5. ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  7. ↑ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.


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