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Q489940

spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra

Key facts

Constellation: Hydra
Right ascension: 10 03 06.88
Declination: −26 ° 09 ′ 34.5 ″
Redshift: 403 ± 1 km/ s
Distance: 1.333 ± 0.19 Mpc (4.348 ± 0.6197 Mly )
Type: SB(s)m
Size: 41,700 ly × 8,770 ly, (12.80 kpc × 2.69 kpc), ( diameter ; ESO D 25.5 B-band isophote ) , 3,946 ly × 3,946 ly, (1.21 kpc × 1.21 kpc), ( diameter ; 2MASS K-band total isophote )
Apparent size v: 19.1′ × 3.7′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 1.33
Image: The Value of Being Metal-Poor (iotw2508a).tiff

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catalog code: [VDD93] 105
Commons category: NGC 3109
time of discovery or invention: 1835-03-24
apparent magnitude: 9.282
right ascension: 150.7786542
declination: -26.1595722
radial velocity: 403.0
redshift: 0.001344
galaxy morphological type: SB(s)m

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NGC 3109 is a small barred Magellanic type spiral or irregular galaxy around 4.35 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 24, 1835 while he was in what is now South Africa.

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