NGC 3223

NGC 3223 is a faint spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia.[5] It was discovered on February 2, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel.[6]

NGC 3223
DSS image of NGC 3223
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 21m 35.076s[1]
Declination−34° 16′ 00.44″[1]
Redshift0.009704[2]
Helio radial velocity2895.2 km/s[2]
Distance109.5 Mly (33.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.82[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.82[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b[4]
Other designations
IC 2571, MCG -06-23-023, PGC 30308[2]

References
  1. 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. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. "NGC 3223". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50.
  4. "Results for object NGC 3223 (NGC 3223)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3200 - 3249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.


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