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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra
NGC 3307
legacy surveys image of NGC 3307
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10 36 17.2
Declination−27° 31′ 47″
Redshift0.012612
Heliocentric radial velocity3781 km/s
Distance184 Mly (56.3 Mpc)
Group or clusterHydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.49
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)0/a pec?
Size~55,800 ly (17.11 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.9 x 0.3
Other designations
ESO 501-31, MCG -4-25-29, PGC 31430

NGC 3307 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 22, 1836 and is a member of the Hydra Cluster.

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References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3307. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3307". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  6. Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.

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