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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Sy2
Redshift
z = 0.012648750489913926
Morphology
SB
Coordinates
RA 159.0716° · Dec -27.5297°
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Key facts

Constellation
Hydra
Right ascension
10 36 17.2
Declination
−27 ° 31 ′ 47 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3781 km/s
Distance
184 Mly (56.3 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Hydra Cluster
Type
SB(r)0/a pec?
Size
~55,800 ly (17.11 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
0.9 x 0.3

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Wikidata facts

Image
PanSTARRS NGC 3307.jpg
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declination
-27.52968684936030
radial velocity
3614
catalog code
Gaia DR2 5468055115176854400
time of discovery or invention
1836-03-22
apparent magnitude
11.165
redshift
0.012702
right ascension
159.07155524780040
galaxy morphological type
S
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NGC 3307
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Article

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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