Key facts
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Right ascension
- 10 42 31.49
- Declination
- +05 ° 02 ′ 38.08 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 8,196 km/s
- Distance
- 415 Mly (127.23 Mpc )
- Type
- PECULR
- Size
- 170,000 ly (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.4' × 0.4'
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- active galactic nucleus
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Distance from Earth
- 117.76
- Image
- NGC3341 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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- epoch
- J2000.0
- catalog code
- LEDA 31915
- radial velocity
- 8196
- discoverer or inventor
- Albert Marth
- time of discovery or invention
- 1865-03-22
- apparent magnitude
- 13.125
- galaxy morphological type
- P
- redshift
- 0.027619
- Commons category
- NGC 3341
- right ascension
- 160.6311667
- declination
- 5.0439472
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 3341 is a peculiar galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. It is located 415 million light years away from Earth and has a diameter of 170,000 light years. It was discovered by Albert Marth on March 22, 1865, who described the object as "very faint and small". The galaxy is classified a minor galaxy merger system, with two known companions revealed as offset active galactic nuclei (AGN).
Characteristics
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