| NGC 3156 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 3156 byHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 10h 12m 41.24591s[1] |
| Declination | +03° 07′ 45.6939″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00415[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1242 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 72.67 ± 0.46 Mly (22.28 ± 0.14 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.30[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.07[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5503,MCG +01-26-019,PGC 29730[2] | |
NGC 3156 is alenticular galaxy located in the constellationSextans.[5][6][7] It is located at a distance of about 75 millionlight-years fromEarth and is forming a pair withNGC 3169. It wasdiscovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on December 13, 1784.[8]
It is a member of theNGC 3166 Group of galaxies, which is a member of theLeo II Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[9][10]
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