NGC 3301
| Galaxy NGC 3301 / NGC 3760 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 55.0 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 52 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (rs) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.3 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 52 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 194 |
| Redshift | 0.004466 +/- 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1339 +/- 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.4 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 60,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3301/3760 • UGC 5767 • PGC 31497 • CGCG 124-045 • MCG + 04-25-035 • IRAS 10341 + 2208 • 2MASX J10365603 + 2152557 • GC 2149/2150 • H II 46 • h 728 • LDCE 0724 NED014 | |
NGC 3301 = NGC 3760 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 57 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 3287 .
The object was discovered on March 12, 1784 by William Herschel (listed as NGC 3301) and on February 21, 1863 by Heinrich d'Arrest (listed as NGC 3760).