NGC 3
| NGC 3 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3 by the DESI Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 07m 16.8s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 18′ 06″[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3900 ± 50 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172 million light-years (53.9 mpc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 0.6'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 58, PGC 565, GC 5080, Ark 1.[1] | |
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy located 172 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered on November 29, 1864, by Albert Marth.[2]
It has the morphological type of S0. However other sources classify NGC 3 as a barred spiral galaxy as a type of SBa.
Observational history
[edit | edit source]NGC 3 was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on 29 November 1864 and was described as "faint, very small, round, almost stellar".[2]
Properties
[edit | edit source]NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy, though other sources have referred to it as a barred spiral galaxy. It is located at a distance of about 172 million light-years from Earth, and has a magnitude of 14.2.[1] NGC 3 appears to have a faint spiral arm structure, along with a weak bar.
Listing in astronomical catalogues
[edit | edit source]NGC 3 is first cataloged as GC 5080, an addendum to Dreyer's 1877 Supplement to the General Catalogue of Nebulae And Clusters of Stars. The object is cataloged as UGC 58, PGC 565, Ark 1, MCG+01-01-037, and CGCG 408–35.
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References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 3 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
