NGC 3017

NGC 3017
Image of NGC 3017
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSextans
Right ascension09h 49m 03.0379s[1]
Declination−2° 49′ 18.386″[1]
Redshift0.020778 ± 0.0000117 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6229 ± 35 km/s[1]
Distance316.3 ± 22.3 Mly (96.98 ± 6.84 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4 [1]
Characteristics
TypeE? [1]
Size~240,000 ly (73 kpc) (estimated)
Other designations
2MASS J09490301-0249180, LEDA 28220, PGC 28200[1][2][3]

NGC 3017 (also known as PGC 28220) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sextans. It was discovered in 1886 by Ormond Stone. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". Cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3017". simbad.cds.Unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
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