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'''NGC 3''' is a [[lenticular galaxy]] | '''NGC 3''' is a [[lenticular galaxy]] located 172 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of [[Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]]. It was discovered on November 29, 1864, by [[Albert Marth]].<ref name="Seligman">{{cite web |last1=Seligman |first1=Courtney |title=NGC 3 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0003.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171628/https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0003.htm |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=6 November 2018 |website=Celestial Atlas}}</ref> | ||
==Observational | It has the morphological type of S0. However other sources classify NGC 3 as a [[barred spiral galaxy]] as a type of SBa. | ||
NGC 3 was discovered by Albert Marth on 29 November 1864 and was described as "faint, very small, round, almost stellar".<ref name="Seligman"/> | |||
==Observational history== | |||
NGC 3 was discovered by the German astronomer [[Albert Marth]] on 29 November 1864 and was described as "faint, very small, round, almost stellar".<ref name="Seligman"/> | |||
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy, | NGC 3 is a [[lenticular galaxy]], though other sources have referred to it as a [[Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral]] galaxy. It is located at a distance of about 172 million [[light-years]] from Earth, and has a magnitude of 14.2.<ref name="ned" /> NGC 3 appears to have a faint [[spiral arm]] structure, along with a weak bar. | ||
NGC 3 appears to have a faint [[spiral arm]] structure, along with a weak | |||
==Listing in | ==Listing in astronomical catalogues== | ||
NGC 3 is first cataloged as GC 5080, an addendum to Dreyer's 1877 Supplement to the General Catalogue of Nebulae And Clusters of Stars. The object is cataloged as [[Uppsala General Catalogue|UGC]] 58, [[Principal Galaxies Catalogue|PGC]] 565, [[Arakelian Catalogue|Ark]] 1, [[Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies|MCG]]+01-01-037, and [[Catalogue of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies|CGCG]] 408–35. | NGC 3 is first cataloged as GC 5080, an addendum to Dreyer's 1877 Supplement to the General Catalogue of Nebulae And Clusters of Stars. The object is cataloged as [[Uppsala General Catalogue|UGC]] 58, [[Principal Galaxies Catalogue|PGC]] 565, [[Arakelian Catalogue|Ark]] 1, [[Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies|MCG]]+01-01-037, and [[Catalogue of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies|CGCG]] 408–35. | ||
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NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy located 172 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered on November 29, 1864, by Albert Marth.[1]
It has the morphological type of S0. However other sources classify NGC 3 as a barred spiral galaxy as a type of SBa.
Observational history
NGC 3 was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on 29 November 1864 and was described as "faint, very small, round, almost stellar".[1]
Properties
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy, though other sources have referred to it as a barred spiral galaxy. It is located at a distance of about 172 million light-years from Earth, and has a magnitude of 14.2.[2] NGC 3 appears to have a faint spiral arm structure, along with a weak bar.
Listing in astronomical catalogues
NGC 3 is first cataloged as GC 5080, an addendum to Dreyer's 1877 Supplement to the General Catalogue of Nebulae And Clusters of Stars. The object is cataloged as UGC 58, PGC 565, Ark 1, MCG+01-01-037, and CGCG 408–35.
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