Spindle Galaxy in Sextans
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NGC 3115, also called the Spindle Galaxy or the Spindle Galaxy in Sextans, was discovered by William Herschel on February 22, 1787. It is an E7 type elliptical galaxy or (perhaps more probably) a lenticular (S0) galaxy seen edge-on. It is of apparent magnitude 9.1 and appears 8.3 by 3.2 arcminutes in size. In 1992, John Kormendy of the University of Hawaii and Douglas Richstone of the University of Michigan announced what was observed to be a supermassive black hole in the galaxy. It was one of the largest found at that time.
See also
- Spindle Galaxy (Draco) (a galaxy of the same name, but in the Draco constellation)
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