NGC 3125 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 06m 33s |
Declination | -29° 56’ 05” |
Redshift | 0.003712 ± 0.000023 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1113 ± 7 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.45 |
Surface brightness | 22.63 mag/arcsec2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S;BCDG [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.7′ |
Other designations | |
ESO 435-G041, AM 1004-294, MCG -05-24-022 |
NGC 3125 is a large starburst galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is located approximately 50 million light-years away from Earth. Starburst galaxies are galaxies in which unusually high numbers of new stars are forming, springing to life within intensely hot clouds of gas.[2]