NGC 3305

NGC 3305
Image of NGC 3305 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 36m 11.7s[1]
Declination −27° 09′ 44″[1]
Redshift 0.013099[1]
Helio radial velocity 3927 km/s[1]
Distance 190 Mly (58.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.77[1]
Characteristics
Type E0[1]
Size ~70,900 ly (21.74 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.1 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-30, MCG -4-25-31, PGC 31421[1]

NGC 3305 is an elliptical galaxy located about 190 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835.[4][5] NGC 3305 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3305. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3305". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astonomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ↑ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.
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