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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 3254 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4] It is a member of the NGC 3254 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[5]
NGC 3254 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo Minor |
Right ascension | 10h 29m 19.922s[1] |
Declination | +29° 29′ 29.18″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004556[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1363 ± 10 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.60[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.29[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)bc[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5685, MCG +05-25-018, PGC 30895[2] |
Two supernovae have been detected within NGC 3254: SN 1941B (mag. 15.1),[6] and SN 2019np (Type Ia, mag. 13.0).[7]
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