NGC 3269

NGC 3269
DSS image of NGC 3269
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 29m 57.08s[1]
Declination−35° 13′ 27.7″[1]
Redshift0.012601[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity3754 km/s[2]
Distance171.7 Mly (52.65 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.26[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.22[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)0-a[1]
Other designations
MCG -06-23-040, PGC 30945[2]

NGC 3269 is a barred spiral or 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search specification: NGC 3269". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 3269". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.


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