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NGC 3302

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NGC 3302
legacy surveysimage of NGC 3302
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h35m47.417s
Declination−32° 21′ 30.76″
Redshift0.013263[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3950 km/s[1]
Distance64.99 ± 4.57Mly(19.93 ± 1.40Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude(B)13.51[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA00[2]
Other designations
MCG-05-25-020,PGC31391[1]

NGC 3302is an unbarredlenticular galaxyin the constellationAntlia.[3]It was discovered by the astronomerJohn Herschelon January 28, 1835.[4]

References

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  1. ^abcd"NGC 3302".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2021-02-13.
  2. ^ab"Results for object NGC 3302 (NGC 3302)".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.California Institute of Technology.Retrieved2021-02-13.
  3. ^"The galaxy NGC 3302".
  4. ^Seligman, Courtney."New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3300 - 3349".cseligman.Retrieved2021-02-13.