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NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy with the morphological type of S0, located in the constellation of Pisces. Other sources classify NGC 3 as a barred spiral galaxy as a type of SBa. It was discovered on November 29, 1864, by Albert Marth.<ref name="Seligman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Observational HistoryEdit
NGC 3 was discovered by Albert Marth on 29 November 1864 and was described as "faint, very small, round, almost stellar".<ref name="Seligman"/>
PropertiesEdit
NGC 3 is a lenticular galaxy, while other sources tagged NGC 3 as a barred spiral galaxy. NGC 3 is located at a distance of about 172 million light-years from Earth. NGC 3 has a magnitude of 14.2.<ref name="ned" />
NGC 3 appears to have a faint spiral arm structure, along with a weak bar.
Listing in Astronomical CataloguesEdit
NGC 3 is first cataloged as GC 5080, an addendum to Dreyer's 1877 Supplement to the General Catalogue of Nebulae And Clusters of Stars. The object is cataloged as UGC 58, PGC 565, Ark 1, MCG+01-01-037, and CGCG 408–35.
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