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NGC 3185

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Galaxy in the constellation Leo
NGC 3185
NGC 3185, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10 17 38.584
Declination+21° 41′ 17.82″
Redshift0.004060
Heliocentric radial velocity1217
Distance74.62 ± 16.07 Mly (22.879 ± 4.928 Mpc)
Group or clusterHCG 44
Apparent magnitude (V)12.17
Apparent magnitude (B)12.99
Characteristics
Type(R)SB(r)a
Apparent size (V)2.373′ × 1.234′
Other designations
NGC 3185, UGC 5554, MCG+04-24-024, HCG 44c, PGC 30059

NGC 3185 is a spiral galaxy located 20.4 Mpc away in the Leo constellation. NGC 3185 is a member of a four-galaxy group called HCG 44. It is also a member of the NGC 3190 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

References

  1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ "NED Results for NGC 3185". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. "Stalking our celebrity neighbours". www.spacetelescope.org. 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC 3185". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 3185 at Wikimedia Commons
Astronomical catalogs
NGC
New General Catalogue 3000 to 3499


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