Ngc 3268

NGC 3268
NGC 3268
	DSS image of NGC 3268
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Antlia
Right ascension	10h 30m 0rnal s</ref>
Declination	−35° 19′ 31.83″
Redshift	0.009384
Helio radial velocity	2800 ± 21 km/s
Distance	125.3 Mly (38.43 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.77
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.57
Characteristics
Type	E2
Other designations
	MCG -06-23-041, PGC 30949

NGC 3268 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia.^[4] It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.^[5] It was discovered on April 18, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel.^[6]

References

^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NGC 3268". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655..790C. doi: 10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
^ Dirsch, B.; Richtler, T.; Bassino, L. P. (September 2003). "The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 408 (3): 929–939. arXiv: astro-ph/0307200. Bibcode: 2003A&A...408..929D. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. S2CID 763415. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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[2MASS-1] Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.

[SIMBAD-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NGC 3268". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

[Crook-3] Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655..790C. doi: 10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.

[nightsky-4] Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.

[Dirsch2003-5] Dirsch, B.; Richtler, T.; Bassino, L. P. (September 2003). "The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 408 (3): 929–939. arXiv: astro-ph/0307200. Bibcode: 2003A&A...408..929D. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. S2CID 763415. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[cseligman-6] Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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NGC 3268
DSS image of NGC 3268
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Antlia
Right ascension	10^h 30^m 0rnal ^s</ref>
Declination	−35° 19′ 31.83″^[1]
Redshift	0.009384^[2]
Helio radial velocity	2800 ± 21 km/s^[2]
Distance	125.3 Mly (38.43 Mpc)^[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.77^[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.57^[2]
Characteristics
Type	E2^[2]
Other designations
MCG -06-23-041, PGC 30949^[2]