Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 10 25 06.24
- Declination
- +17 ° 09 ′ 37.8 ″
- Distance
- 86 Mly (26.4 Mpc ) h , 0.73
- Type
- IB(s)mpec
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 3239 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Leo. The galaxy was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel and is part of the New General Catalogue. It harbors a large and relatively bright H II region in its southeastern section that was first cataloged by Russian astronomer Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov as VV95b. It's believed that NGC 3239 is the result of a galactic merger with a low-mass galaxy.
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