NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Edward Austin on March 24,[4] 1870.[4][5] It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]
| NGC 3315 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 3315 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 37m 19.2s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 11′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012655[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3794 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 184 Mly (56.5 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^-?[1] |
| Size | 106,400 ly (32.61 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 1.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 501-48, ESO 501-G048, MCG -4-25-42, PGC 31540[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3315. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3315". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ a b 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 2018-05-04.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- NGC 3315 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images