NGC 3021

NGC 3021

NGC 3021
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo Minor[1]
Right ascension 09h 50m 57.149s[2]
Declination 33° 33′ 13.07″[2]
Redshift 0.00514±0.000013[2]
Helio radial velocity 1541±4 km/s[2]
Galactocentric velocity 1510±4 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.88[2]
Absolute magnitude (V) -21.25[2]
Characteristics
Apparent size (V) 1.6′ × 0.9′[2]

NGC 3021 is a small spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It is about 100 million light-years away from Earth.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hille, Karl (July 30, 2015). "Hubble View of a Cosmological Measuring Tape". NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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