NGC 3271

NGC 3271
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3271
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 30m 26.49s
Declination−35° 21′ 34.2″
Redshift0.012544
Heliocentric radial velocity3737 ± 27 km/s
Distance170.8 Mly (52.37 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.73
Apparent magnitude (B)12.72
Characteristics
TypeSB00(r)
Other designations
IC 2585, MCG -06-23-044, PGC 30988

NGC 3271 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia. At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. It was discovered on May 1, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results for object NGC 3271 (NGC 3271)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 3271". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ↑ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  5. ↑ Dirsch, B.; Richtler, T.; Bassino, L. P. (September 2003). "The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 408 (3): 929–939. arXiv:astro-ph/0307200. Bibcode:2003A&A...408..929D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. S2CID 763415. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.