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NGC 3267

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NGC 3267
DSS image of NGC 3267
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 29m 48.59s[1]
Declination−35° 19′ 20.6″[1]
Redshift0.01237[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3709 km/s[1]
Distance169.4 Mly (51.95 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterAntlia Cluster[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.7[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.48[5]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)00[1]
Other designations
MCG -06-23-036, PGC 30934[1]

NGC 3267 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.[3] It was discovered on April 18, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 3267 (NGC 3267)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  5. ^ "Search specification: NGC 3267". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.