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]
| NGC 3305 | |
|---|---|
 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] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3305. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3305". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- NGC 3305 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images