Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- LIN
- Redshift
- z = 0.02066
- Morphology
- Sab
- Coordinates
- RA 151.0219° · Dec 31.1855°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo Minor
- Right ascension
- 10 04 05.2636
- Declination
- +31 ° 11 ′ 07.756 ″
- Redshift
- 0.020654 ± 0.000007
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6,192 ± 2 km/ s
- Distance
- 293 ± 21 Mly (89.9 ± 6.3 Mpc )
- Type
- S0
- Size
- ~103,000 ly (31.7 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.43′ × 1.12′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Leo Minor
- Distance from Earth
- 89.85
- Image
- NGC3106 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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- radial velocity
- 6193
- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 745653296643418496
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1785-03-13
- apparent magnitude
- 11.849
- galaxy morphological type
- SAab
- Commons category
- NGC 3106
- right ascension
- 151.02188392070360
- declination
- 31.18546095816530
- redshift
- 0.020691
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 3106 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy lies about 290 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3106 is approximately 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1785.
Characteristics
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