NGC 3268 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia.[4] It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.[5] It was discovered on April 18, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel.[6]
NGC 3268 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Antlia |
Right ascension | 10h 30m 0rnal s</ref> |
Declination | −35° 19′ 31.83″[1] |
Redshift | 0.009384[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2800 ± 21 km/s[2] |
Distance | 125.3 Mly (38.43 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.77[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.57[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E2[2] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-23-041, PGC 30949[2] |