NGC 3301 explained
| NGC 3301 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Leo |
| Ra: | [1] |
| H Radial V: | 1331 km/s |
| Z: | 0.004450 |
| Dist Ly: | [2] |
| Type: | (R')SB(rs)0/a[3] |
| Appmag V: | 11.09 |
| Appmag B: | 12.2 |
| Absmag V: | -20.9 |
| Names: | [4] |
NGC 3301, also known as NGC 3760, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude in the V-band is 11.1.[3] It was first observed on March 12, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.[5] It is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[6]
Notes and References
- 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 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
- Cappellari. Michele. etal. The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2011. 413. 2. 813–836. 2011MNRAS.413..813C. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18174.x. 1012.1551. 15391206.
- Web site: Results for object NGC 3301 (NGC 3301). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-14.
- NGC 3301. 2021-02-14.
- Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3300 - 3349. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-14.
- Web site: The Leo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 . July 22, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120722223749/http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/leoii.html . live .
