NGC 3156

NGC 3156
	NGC 3156 by Hubble Space Telescope ; Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sextans
Characteristics
Type	S0
Other designations
	PGC 29730, UGC 5503, MCG+01-26-019

NGC 3156 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sextans.[1][2][3] It is located at a distance of about 75 million light-years from Earth and is forming a pair with NGC 3169. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 13, 1784.

References

Stone, Nicholas C.; van Velzen, Sjoert (2016-06-30). "An enhanced rate of tidal disruptions in the centrally overdense E+A galaxy NGC 3156". The Astrophysical Journal. pp. L14. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/825/1/L14. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
"(PDF) Central regions of the early-type galaxies in the NGC 3169 group". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
"A Preferred Home for Disrupted Stars". aasnova.org. American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

External links

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[1] Stone, Nicholas C.; van Velzen, Sjoert (2016-06-30). "An enhanced rate of tidal disruptions in the centrally overdense E+A galaxy NGC 3156". The Astrophysical Journal. pp. L14. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/825/1/L14. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[2] "(PDF) Central regions of the early-type galaxies in the NGC 3169 group". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[3] "A Preferred Home for Disrupted Stars". aasnova.org. American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2020-09-27.