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NGC 3121

galaxy
Thing Elliptical Galaxy Q4044867

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14 properties
Instance of
elliptical galaxy
Part of
[CHM2007] LDC 707, [SPD2011] 14619, [T2015] nest 100307[5][6][7]
Apparent magnitude
11.7 (9.62–15.4, n=10)
Catalog code
NGC 3121, KPG 224, PGC 29387, 2MASX J10065190+1422247, MCG+03-26-027, UGC 5450, KPG 224a, MRC 1004+146, Z 93-46, UZC J100651.9+142226, Z 1004.1+1437, SDSS J100651.86+142224.8
+5 moreLEDA 29387, GB6 B1004+1436, PKS 1004+14, PKS J1006+1421, WB 1004+1436
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Constellation
Leo[3]
Declination
14.3735750°
Discoverer or inventor
William Lassell[2]
Distance from Earth
126.97 Mpc
Epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy morphological type
E[4]
Radial velocity
171 km/s
Redshift
0.00057
Right ascension
151.7161140°
Time of discovery or invention
March 31, 1848
🏷️ Also known as
en NGC 3121
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NGC3121 - SDSS DR14.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120z1xg0
New General Catalogue ID
3121
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
29387
SIMBAD ID
NGC 3121
Uppsala General Catalogue ID
5450

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Constellation 1
Leo
Discoverer or inventor 1
William Lassell
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
elliptical galaxy
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Summary

NGC 3121 is an elliptical galaxy[1].

Related Entities

William Lassell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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