3C 195

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Right ascension08h 08m 53.62s[1]
Declination−10° 27 39.66[1]
Redshift0.108985[1]
3C 195
Pan-STARRS image of 3C 195.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationMonoceros
Right ascension08h 08m 53.62s[1]
Declination−10° 27 39.66[1]
Redshift0.108985[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity32,673 km/s[1]
Distance1.463 Gly
Apparent magnitude (B)17.14
Characteristics
TypeN galaxy Sy[1]
Size~284,000 ly (87.0 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
PKS 0806−10, IRAS 08065−1018, LEDA 977932, 2MASX J08085360−1027397, 6dF J0808535−102740, OJ −111, NRAO 0283, MSH 08−104, G4Jy 0685, PAPER J122.34−10.43[1]

3C 195 is a Fanaroff-Riley class Type 2[2] radio galaxy located in the constellation of Monoceros. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.108[1] and it was first discovered as a discrete source in 1962 by astronomers.[3] Its emission lines are strong and extended.[4]

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