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NGC 3396

Galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.005420416546969971
Morphology: I
Coordinates: RA 162.4831° · Dec 32.9907°

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Key facts

Constellation: Leo Minor
Right ascension: 10 49 55.1
Declination: +32 ° 59 ′ 27 ″
Redshift: 0.005537 ± 0.000002
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,660 ± 1 km / s
Distance: 81 ± 23 Mly (24.9 ± 4.4 Mpc )
Type: IBm pec
Apparent size v: 2.9 ′ × 1.2 ′
Notable features: Interacting galaxy

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Distance from Earth: 29.8
Image: NGC3396 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 32434
time of discovery or invention: 1785-12-07
apparent magnitude: 10.899
Commons category: NGC 3396
right ascension: 162.483079
declination: 32.9906778
radial velocity: 1645
redshift: 0.005417
galaxy morphological type: Imeger

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NGC 3396 is a peculiar barred irregular galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy lies about 80 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3396 is approximately 85,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785.

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