NGC3257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3257 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC3257
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h28m [2] |
| Declination: | −35°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Antlia |
| Magnitude: | 13.12 (V) [2] 14.10 (B) [2] 11.14 (J) [2] 10.44 (H) [2] 10.14 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 42.6 Mpc 138.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.03 |