NGC 3315

NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] It was discovered by astronomer Edward Austin on March 24,[4] 1870.[4][5] It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

NGC 3315
Image of NGC 3315 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 37m 19.2s[1]
Declination−27° 11′ 32″[1]
Redshift0.012655[1]
Helio radial velocity3794 km/s[1]
Distance184 Mly (56.5 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterHydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-?[1]
Size~106,400 ly (32.61 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-48, ESO 501-G048, MCG -4-25-42, PGC 31540[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3315. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3315". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  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 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.


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