NGC 3285

NGC 3285 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 200 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 3285 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

NGC 3285
Image of NGC 3285 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	10^h 33^m 35.8^s[1]
Declination	−27° 27′ 16″[1]
Redshift	0.011268[1]
Helio radial velocity	3378 km/s[1]
Distance	200 Mly (61.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.05[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)a pec[1]
Size	~171,100 ly (52.46 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.6 x 1.5[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-15, AM 1031-271, IRAS 10312-2711, MCG -4-25-19, PGC 31217[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3285. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
3. "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
4. Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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.

External links

• NGC 3285 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images