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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
10 46 35.0
Declination
+13 ° 45 ′ 03 ″
Redshift
0.010142 +/- 0.000024
Heliocentric radial velocity
3040 ± 7 km / s
Distance
113 ± 22 Mly (34.8 ± 6.7 Mpc )
Type
SB(rs)c
Size
30 kpc (97,800 ly ) ( diameter; D 25 isophote )
Apparent size v
2.5 ′ × 2.4 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
49.3
Image
NGC 3367 - Sn1992c a.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 3884950274607519232
Commons category
NGC 3367
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-03-19
apparent magnitude
11.784
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
2953
galaxy morphological type
SBc
right ascension
161.64564200611530
declination
13.75085670313010
redshift
0.00990

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3367 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It is located at a distance of about 120 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3367 is about 98,000 light years across. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on March 19, 1784.

Characteristics

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