NGC 3254

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
SDSS image of NGC 3254
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right ascension10h 29m 19.922s[1]
Declination+29° 29′ 29.18″[1]
Redshift0.004556[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1363 ± 10 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.60[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.29[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(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]

  • A galactic powerhouse
    A galactic powerhouse[8]

References
  1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. "NGC 3254". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. "Results for object NGC 3254 (NGC 3254)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  6. "SN 1941B". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  7. Transient Name Server entry for SN 2019np. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. "A Galactic Powerhouse". Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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