NGC 3271

NGC 3271 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] in the constellation Antlia. At magnitude 11.7, it is the brightest spiral galaxy in the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs (132.7 million light-years) away.[3]

NGC 3271
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAntlia
Right ascension10h 30m 5s[1]
Declination−35° 22′[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.7[1]

References
  1. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  2. "Wolfram|Alpha: Making the world's knowledge computable".
  3. 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. Retrieved March 10, 2012.


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