NGC 3258 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 May 2, 1834 by John Herschel.[6]

NGC 3258
DSS image of NGC 3258
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 28m 53.588s[1]
Declination−35° 36′ 19.98″[1]
Redshift0.009357[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2792 ± 28 km/s[2]
Distance124.3 Mly (38.11 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.72[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.50[2]
Characteristics
TypeE1[2]
Other designations
MCG -06-23-032, PGC 30859[2]

In 2010, a type Ia supernova was detected within NGC 3258; it was subsequently designated SN 2010hx.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 3258". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  5. ^ 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 (3): 929–939. arXiv:astro-ph/0307200. Bibcode:2003A&A...408..929D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031027. S2CID 763415. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. ^ "SN 2010hx". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.