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NGC 3369

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 46m 44.6s, -25° 14′ 40″
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NGC 3369
Image of NGC 3369 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 46m 44.6s[1]
Declination−25° 14′ 40″[1]
Redshift0.011965[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3587 km/s[1]
Distance175 Mly (53.8 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterHydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.60[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0-?[1]
Size~75,200 ly (23.07 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-95, MCG -4-26-9, PGC 32191[1]

NGC 3369 is a lenticular galaxy located about 175 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] NGC 3369 was discovered by astronomer Ormond Stone in 1886[4][5] and is an outlying member[4] of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3369. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3369". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  4. ^ a b Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3350 - 3399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  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.