NGC 3271
Galaxy in the constellation Antlia
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NGC 3271 is a barred lenticular galaxy[1] in the constellation Antlia.[4] At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.[5] It was discovered on May 1, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel.[6]
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| NGC 3271 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3271 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Right ascension | 10h 30m 26.49s[1] |
| Declination | −35° 21′ 34.2″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012544[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3737 ± 27 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 170.8 Mly (52.37 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.72[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB00(r)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 2585, MCG -06-23-044, PGC 30988[2] | |
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