NGC 3268 explained

NGC 3268
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Antlia
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	2800 ± 21 km/s
Z:	0.009384
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	E2
Appmag V:	11.77
Appmag B:	12.57
Names:	^[3]

NGC 3268 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7Mpc away.^[4] It was discovered on April 18, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 1163–1183 . 0004-6256 .
2. Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. Crook, Aidan C.. Huchra, John P.. Martimbeau, Nathalie. Masters, Karen L.. Jarrett, Tom. Macri, Lucas M.. The Astrophysical Journal. 655. 2. 790–813. 2007. 2007ApJ...655..790C. 10.1086/510201. astro-ph/0610732. 11672751 .
3. NGC 3268. 2021-02-19.
4. Dirsch . B. . Richtler . T. . Bassino . L. P. . September 2003 . The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster . . PDF . astro-ph/0307200 . 408 . 3 . 929–939 . 2003A&A...408..929D . 10.1051/0004-6361:20031027 . 763415 . March 10, 2012 .
5. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-19.