NGC 3268

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 3268 is referenced by 384 other articles, and connects out to NGC 3576, list of NGC objects (3001–4000) and Antlia.

It is catalogued under topics including Antlia, Antlia Cluster and Astronomical objects discovered in 1835.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Antlia
Right ascension: 10 30 00.655
Declination: −35 ° 19 ′ 31.83 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2800 ± 21 km/s
Distance: 125.3 Mly (38.43 Mpc )
Type: E2
Size: ~164,900 ly (50.56 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 3.5′ × 2.5′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Antlia
Distance from Earth: 38.43
Image: DECam Deep View of the Antlia Cluster (noirlab2501a) (cropped to NGC 3268).jpg

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declination: -35.3255083
time of discovery or invention: 1835-04-18
catalog code: LEDA 30949
galaxy morphological type: E2
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
apparent magnitude: 8.153
redshift: 0.009340
right ascension: 157.5027292
radial velocity: 2801
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 3268

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3268 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on April 18, 1835.