NGC 3300 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3300 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 10h 36m 38.43673s [1] |
Declination | +14° 10′ 15.9950″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01007 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3004 km/s [2] |
Distance | 161.6 ± 11.4 Mly (49.55 ± 3.49 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.32 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)00:? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5766, MCG +02-27-030, PGC 31472 [2] |
NGC 3300 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 19 March 1784. [5]
NGC 3300 is a LINER-type galaxy. [2]
NGC 3300 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 3300 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 10h 36m 38.43673s [1] |
Declination | +14° 10′ 15.9950″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01007 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3004 km/s [2] |
Distance | 161.6 ± 11.4 Mly (49.55 ± 3.49 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.32 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)00:? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5766, MCG +02-27-030, PGC 31472 [2] |
NGC 3300 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 19 March 1784. [5]
NGC 3300 is a LINER-type galaxy. [2]