NGC 3223

{{Short description|Faint spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia}}

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| image = NGC 3223 DSS.jpg

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| caption = DSS image of NGC 3223

| alt = NGC 3223

| epoch = J2000

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| constellation name = Antlia

| ra = {{RA|10|21|35.076}}

| dec = {{DEC|−34|16|00.44}}

| z = 0.009704

| h_radial_v = {{val|2896|u=km/s|fmt=commas}}

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| dist_ly = {{cvt|33.57|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}

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| type = SA(s)b, Sb(s)I-II

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| appmag_v = 10.82

| appmag_b = 11.82

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| names = {{odlist | IC=2571 | MCG=-06-23-023 | PGC=30308 }}

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NGC 3223 is a faint spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It was discovered on February 2, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel. The galaxy lies at a distance of approximately 110 million light years away and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 2,896 km/s.

Morphology

The morphological class of NGC 3223 is SA(s)b, indicating it is a spiral with no central bar (SA), no inner ring feature, and moderately tightly wound spiral arms. The galactic plane is inclined at an angle of 46° to the line of sight from the Earth, with the major axis along a position angle of 128°. It has at least two well-defined arms and is flocculent in appearance.

NGC 3223 group

NGC 3223 is the brightest and largest member of a galaxy group named after it. There are 16 members including NGC 3224, NGC 3258, NGC 3268, NGC 3289, IC 2552, IC 2559 and IC 2560.{{Cite journal |last=Garcia |first=A. M. |date=1993-07-01 |title=General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups. |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A&AS..100...47G |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series |volume=100 |pages=47–90 |issn=0365-0138}} Together, the NGC 3223 Group forms a part of the Antlia Cluster.{{Cite journal |last=Hopp |first=U. |last2=Materne |first2=J. |date=1985-07-01 |title=The Antlia cluster of galaxies and its environment : the Hydra I-Centaurus supercluster. |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985A&AS...61...93H |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series |volume=61 |pages=93–106 |issn=0365-0138}}

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