NGC 3223

NGC 3223
NGC 3223
DSS image of NGC 3223
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 21m 35.076s[1]
Declination−34° 16′ 00.44″[1]
Redshift0.009704[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,896 km/s[3]
Distance109.5 Mly (33.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.82[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.82[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b, Sb(s)I-II[4]
Other designations
IC 2571, MCG -06-23-023, PGC 30308[2]
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NGC 3223 is a faint spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia.[5] It was discovered on February 2, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.[6] The galaxy lies at a distance of approximately 110 million light years away and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 2,896 km/s.[3]

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