NGC 3348
| Galaxy NGC 3348 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 47 m 10.0 s |
| declination | + 72 ° 50 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 224 |
| Redshift | 0.009463 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 2837 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(132 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (40.6 ± 2.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 3, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3348 • PGC 32216 • CGCG 333-054 • MCG + 12-10-077 • 2MASX J10470999 + 7250228 • SGC 104029-3605.5 • GC 2182 • H I 80 • h 738 • LDCE 0760 NED001 | |
NGC 3348 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Ursa Major at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 132 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 3, 1785 .
NGC 3348 group ( LGG 224 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3348 | PGC 32216 | 132 |
| NGC 3364 | PGC 32314 | 128 |
| NGC 3516 | PGC 33623 | 124 |