NGC 3300
| NGC 3300 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3300 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 36m 38.43673s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 10′ 15.9950″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01007[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3004 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 161.6 ± 11.4 Mly (49.55 ± 3.49 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.32[4] |
| Surface brightness | 22.99 |
| Magnitude (J) | 10.29 |
| Magnitude (H) | 9.61 |
| Magnitude (K) | 9.39 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)00:?[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5766, MCG +02-27-030, PGC 31472[2] | |
NGC 3300 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo.[5] It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 19 March 1784.[6]
NGC 3300 is a LINER-type galaxy.[2] NGC 3300 is part of a galaxy group known as NGC 3306 Group or LGG 207. It has at least 7 confirmed members, which are NGC 3306, NGC 3300, UGC 5695, UGC 5739, UGC 5760, UGC 5758 and UGC 5781.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e).
- 1 2 3 4 "NGC 3300". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- 1 2 "Results for object NGC 3300 (NGC 3300)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ "Search specification: NGC 3300". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ "NGC 3300". TheSkyLive. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
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