NGC 3307
| Galaxy NGC 3307 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 17.2 s |
| declination | -27 ° 31 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 28 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1060 |
| Redshift | 0.012612 +/- 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 3781 +/- 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(160 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.0 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 22, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3307 • PGC 31430 • ESO 501-031 • MCG -04-25-029 • 2MASX J10361718-2731469 • SGC 103356-2716.2 • LEDA 31430 | |
NGC 3307 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 160 million light years from the Milky Way , about 45,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Hydra star cluster Abell 1060 .
The galaxies NGC 3308 , NGC 3309 , NGC 3311 , IC 629 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 22, 1836 .