NGC 3258
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Antlia}}
{{Sky|10|28|53.588|-|35|36|19.98}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 3258
| image = Elliptical Galaxy in the Antlia Cluster (noirlab2501e).jpg
| alt = NGC 3258
| caption = NGC 3258 (center) imaged by the Víctor M. Blanco Telescope
| epoch = J2000
| constellation name = Antlia
| dist_ly = {{cvt|38.11|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite journal|title=Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey|author1=Crook, Aidan C.|author2=Huchra, John P.|author3=Martimbeau, Nathalie|author4=Masters, Karen L.|author5=Jarrett, Tom|author6=Macri, Lucas M.|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|volume=655|issue=2|pages=790–813|date=2007|bibcode=2007ApJ...655..790C|doi=10.1086/510201|arxiv=astro-ph/0610732|s2cid=11672751 }}
| group_cluster =
| absmag_v =
| size_v = {{Val|2.9|×|2.5|u=arcminute}}{{r|ned}}
| size = ~{{convert|59.45|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated){{r|ned}}
| notes =
| names = {{odlist | name= ESO 375- G 037 | MCG= -06-23-032 | PGC= 30859}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 3258|accessdate=2021-02-19}}
}}
NGC 3258 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It is a member of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about {{convert|40.7|Mpc|e6ly|1|abbr=off|lk=on}} away.{{cite journal
| last1 = Dirsch
| first1 = B.
| last2 = Richtler
| first2 = T.
| last3 = Bassino
| first3 = L. P.
| date=September 2003
| title = The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster
| journal = Astronomy and Astrophysics
| format = PDF
| arxiv = astro-ph/0307200
| volume = 408
| issue = 3
| pages = 929–939
| bibcode = 2003A&A...408..929D
| doi = 10.1051/0004-6361:20031027
| s2cid = 763415
| access-date = March 10, 2012
| url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003A%26A...408..929D&link_type=ARTICLE&db_key=AST&high=
}} It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 2 May 1834.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc32a.htm#3258|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3250 - 3299|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-19}}
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3258: SN{{nbsp}}2010hx (Type{{nbsp}}Ia, mag. 15.3) was discovered by Berto Monard (bio-fr) on 16 September 2010.{{cite journal|bibcode=2010CBET.2460....1M |title=Supernova 2010hx in NGC 3258 |last1=Monard |first1=L. A. G. |journal=Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams |date=2010 |volume=2460 |page=1 | url = http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/002400/CBET002460.txt}}{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2010hx | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2010hx | publisher = IAU | access-date=2 January 2025}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite book
| last = Dunlop
| first = Storm
| author-link = Storm Dunlop
| title = Atlas of the Night Sky
| url = https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl
| url-access = registration
| publisher = Collins
| date = 2005
| isbn = 978-0-00-717223-8
}}
| website = NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
| publisher = NASA and Caltech
| title=Results for object NGC 3258
| url = https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3258
| access-date = 21 June 2025}}
}}
{{Catalogs|NGC=3258}}
{{Stars of Antlia}}
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Category:Discoveries by John Herschel
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