NGC 3302 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia.[3] It was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on January 28, 1835.[4]
| NGC 3302 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 3302 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Right ascension | 10h 35m 47.417s |
| Declination | −32° 21′ 30.76″ |
| Redshift | 0.013263[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3950 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 64.99 ± 4.57 Mly (19.93 ± 1.40 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.51[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA00[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -05-25-020, PGC 31391[1] | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "NGC 3302". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ a b "Results for object NGC 3302 (NGC 3302)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "The galaxy NGC 3302".
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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