NGC 3017

NGC 3017
Image of NGC 3017
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSextans
Right ascension09h 49m 03.0379s
Declination−2° 49′ 18.386″
Redshift0.020778 ± 0.0000117
Heliocentric radial velocity 6229 ± 35 km/s
Distance316.3 ± 22.3 Mly (96.98 ± 6.84 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4
Characteristics
TypeE?
Size~240,000 ly (73 kpc) (estimated)
Other designations
2MASS J09490301-0249180, LEDA 28220, PGC 28200

NGC 3017 (also known as PGC 28220) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered in 1886 by Ormond Stone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". Cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". simbad.cds.Unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-12-23.