NGC 3109

NGC 3109 — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore NGC 3109 in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A thin, edge-on streak of a galaxy at the very edge of the Local Group, heading the small Antlia–Sextans group just beyond it.

Type

Magellanic spiral/irregular (SB(s)m)

Distance

4.3 million light-years

Group

Leads the Antlia–Sextans group

Explore NGC 3109 in 3D

NGC 3109 is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.