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NGC 3021

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NGC 3021
NGC 3021 as seen by HST
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right ascension 09h 50m 57.149s[1]
Declination33° 33′ 13.07″[1]
Redshift0.00514±0.000013[1]
Helio radial velocity1541±4 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity1510±4 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.88[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-21.25[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAc[2]
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 0.9′[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NCG 3021 is a small galaxy in the Leo Minor constellation. It is about 100 million light years from Earth.[3][4][5][6]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. "NGC 3021". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. Hille, Karl (2015-04-08). "Hubble View of a Cosmological Measuring Tape". NASA. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. "Gorgeous New Image from Hubble Space Telescope Shows Spiral Galaxy NGC 3021 | Astronomy | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  5. Telescope, Hubble Space (2015-03-30). "Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy NGC 3021". SciTechDaily. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  6. "NGC 3021". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-01-17.