NGC 3021
NGC 3021 is a small spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It is about 100 million light-years away from Earth.[1]
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Spiral galaxy NGC 3021.
NGC 3021 | |
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![]() NGC 3021 as seen by HST | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo Minor[1] |
Right ascension | 09h 50m 57.149s[2] |
Declination | 33° 33′ 13.07″[2] |
Redshift | 0.00514±0.000013[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 1541±4 km/s[2] |
Galactocentric velocity | 1510±4 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.88[2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.25[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAc[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 0.9′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5280, 2MASX J09505711+3333124, PGC 28357 |
See also
References
- Hille, Karl (July 30, 2015). "Hubble View of a Cosmological Measuring Tape". NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- "NGC 3021". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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