NGC 3106

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: LIN
Redshift: z = 0.02066
Morphology: Sab
Coordinates: RA 151.0219° · Dec 31.1855°

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Key facts

Constellation: Leo Minor
Right ascension: 10 04 05.2636
Declination: +31 ° 11 ′ 07.756 ″
Redshift: 0.020654 ± 0.000007
Heliocentric radial velocity: 6,192 ± 2 km/ s
Distance: 293 ± 21 Mly (89.9 ± 6.3 Mpc )
Type: S0
Size: ~103,000 ly (31.7 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.43′ × 1.12′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 89.85
Image: NGC3106 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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radial velocity: 6193
catalog code: Gaia DR2 745653296643418496
time of discovery or invention: 1785-03-13
apparent magnitude: 11.849
galaxy morphological type: SAab
Commons category: NGC 3106
right ascension: 151.02188392070360
declination: 31.18546095816530
redshift: 0.020691

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Article

NGC 3106 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy lies about 290 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3106 is approximately 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1785.

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