NGC 3185
| Galaxy NGC 3185 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 17 m 38.5 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 41 ′ 18 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) a / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.10 × 1.4 |
| Position angle | 130 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3190 group, LGG 194 |
| Redshift | 0.004060 +/- 0.000005 |
| Radial velocity | 1217 +/- 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(51 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (15.7 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | George Johnstone Stoney |
| Discovery date | January 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3185 • UGC 5554 • PGC 30059 • CGCG 123-034 • MCG + 04-24-24 • IRAS 10148 + 2156 • 2MASX J10173858 + 2141178 • HCG 44C • GC 2054 • | |
NGC 3185 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Leo at the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 51 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is classified as a Seyfert 2 galaxy and is a member of the Hickson Compact Group 44.
The object was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney in January 1850 .
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day July 1, 2013
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database