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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra
NGC 3315
legacy surveys image of NGC 3315
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10 37 19.2
Declination−27° 11′ 32″
Redshift0.012655
Heliocentric radial velocity3794 km/s
Distance184 Mly (56.5 Mpc)
Group or clusterHydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.42
Characteristics
TypeS0^-?
Size106,400 ly (32.61 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 1.0
Other designations
ESO 501-48, ESO 501-G048, MCG -4-25-42, PGC 31540

NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered by astronomer Edward Austin on March 24, 1870. It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3315. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3315". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. ^ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. 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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