NGC 3271

NGC 3271
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 10h 30m 5s[1]
Declination −35° 22′[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7[1]

NGC 3271 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] in the constellation Antlia. At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest spiral galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0.
  2. ↑ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=NGC+3271
  3. ↑ Dirsch, B.; Richtler, T.; Bassino, L. P. (September 2003). "The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 408: 929–939. Bibcode:2003A&A...408..929D. arXiv:astro-ph/0307200 Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. Retrieved March 10, 2012.


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