NGC 3308

NGC 3308 is a lenticular galaxy with a faint bar[2] located about 174 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Hydra.[4] NGC 3308 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835.[5][6] It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[7]

NGC 3308
Image of NGC 3308 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	10^h 36^m 22.4^s[1]
Declination	−27° 26′ 17″[1]
Redshift	0.011855[1]
Helio radial velocity	3554 km/s[1]
Distance	174 Mly (53.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.94[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0-(s)?[1]
Size	~108,100 ly (33.15 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.7 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-34, MCG -4-25-32, PGC 31438[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
• M85

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3308. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
2. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3308". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
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" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.

External links

• NGC 3308 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images