NGC 3087 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Antlia. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2987 ± 30 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 44.05 ± 3.13 Mpc (~144 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 2 February 1835.
Galaxy in the constellation Antlia
NGC 3087
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- Constellation
- Antlia
- Right ascension
- 09h 59m 08.6615s
- Declination
- −34° 13′ 30.838″
- Redshift
- 0.008913
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 2672 ± 21 km/s
- Distance
- 143.7 ± 10.2 Mly (44.05 ± 3.13 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- NGC 3038 Group (LGG 184)
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 10.5
- Type
- cD:
- Size
- ~114,100 ly (34.99 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 2.0′ × 2.0′
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