NGC 3258
galaxy
NGC 3258 is a giant elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation of Antlia. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on May 2, 1834. NGC 3258 is one of the two brightest members of the Antlia Cluster, which lies about 40.7 megaparsecs away from the Milky Way. It is the namesake of the sparse NGC 3258 group of galaxies that includes the elliptical galaxy NGC 3260 and barred spiral NGC 3257.