NGC 3021
| NGC 3021 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3021 as seen by HST | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo Minor[1] |
| Right ascension | 09h 50m 57.149s[2] |
| Declination | 33° 33′ 13.07″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.00514±0.000013[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1541±4 km/s[2] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 1510±4 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.88[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.25[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAc[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 0.9′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5280, 2MASX J09505711+3333124, PGC 28357 | |
NGC 3021 is a small spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It is about 100 million light-years away from Earth.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hille, Karl (July 30, 2015). "Hubble View of a Cosmological Measuring Tape". NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "NGC 3021". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 3021 at Wikimedia Commons
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