NGC 3172 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Minor |
Right ascension | 11h47m 11.928s[1] |
Declination | +89° 05′ 35.77″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.92′ × 0.79′[1] |
Notable features | Closest NGC object to the north celestial pole. |
Other designations | |
NGC 3172, PGC 36847, MCG 15-1-11 |
NGC 3172 (also known as Polarissima Borealis[1]) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is the closest NGC object to the north celestial pole.[1] Discovered by John Herschel in 1831, it is about 285 million light-years away and about 85 thousand light-years across.[3]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3172. SN 2010af (type Ia, mag. 17.2), was discovered on 4 March, 2010.[4] SN 2017gla (type Ia, mag. 16), was discovered on 1 September, 2017.[5]
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