NGC 3313

NGC 3313
legacy surveys image of NGC 3313
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 37m 25.4s[1]
Declination−25° 19′ 10″[1]
Redshift0.012362[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3706 km/s[1]
Distance55.4 Mpc (181 Mly)[1]
Group or clusterHydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.38[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(rs)ab[1]
Size~39.04 kpc (127,300 ly) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.9 × 3.2[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-50, AM 1035-250, IRAS 10350-2503, MCG -4-25-44, PGC 31551, UGCA 213[1]
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NGC 3313 is a large barred spiral galaxy[2][3] located about 55 megaparsecs (180 million light-years) away in the constellation Hydra.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Ormond Stone in 1886[5][6] and is an outlying member of the Hydra Cluster.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3313. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ "NGC 3313 - SB(r)b". The De Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies. 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3313". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  5. ^ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  7. ^ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.