NGC 3377
Galaxy NGC 3377 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 47 m 42.40 s |
declination | + 13 ° 59 ′ 08.3 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E5-6 |
Brightness (visual) | 10.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 5.2 ′ × 3 ′ |
Position angle | 35 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Leo I group M96 group LGG 217 |
Redshift | 0.002218 ± 0.000008 |
Radial velocity | (665 ± 2) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(26 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (7.85 ± 0.55) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | April 8, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3377 • UGC 5899 • PGC 32249 • CGCG 066-016 • MCG + 02-28-009 • 2MASX J10474239 + 1359083 • GC 2201 • H II 99 • h 754 • NSA 138063 • GIN 776 • LDCE 778 NED008 |
NGC 3377 is an elliptical galaxy of type E5 to E6 and lies in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 26 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
Together with Messier 95 , Messier 96 , Messier 105 , NGC 3299 , NGC 3384 , NGC 3412 , NGC 3489 , PGC 32226 , it forms the M 96 group .
The object was discovered on April 8, 1784 by William Herschel .