NGC 3

NGC 3
NGC 3 as seen by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 07m 16.8s[1]
Declination +08° 18 06[1]
Redshift 3900 ± 50 km/s[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.[1]

NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It was discovered on Nov 29th 1864 by Albert Marth

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0003. Retrieved 2006-11-04.

Coordinates: 00h 07m 16.8s, +08° 18′ 06″

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