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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
EmG
Redshift
z = 0.013235823297462673
Morphology
SB(rs)0
Coordinates
RA 159.4055° · Dec -27.5941°
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Key facts

Constellation
Hydra
Right ascension
10 37 37.3
Declination
−27 ° 35 ′ 39 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3940 km/s
Distance
191 Mly (58.5 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Hydra Cluster
Type
SB(rs)0^0
Size
~79,700 ly (24.43 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.3 x 1.1

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3316 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 26, 1835. NGC 3316 is a member of the Hydra Cluster, and appears to have a small companion galaxy known as HCC 15.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 3316” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.