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Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
10 23 27.0
Declination
+19 ° 53 ′ 55 ″
Redshift
1151 ± 10 km/ s
Type
E2 pec
Apparent size v
3.2 ′ × 2.8 ′

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Distance from Earth
23.55
Image
NGC 3227 NGC 3226 Hubble WikiSky.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 30440
radial velocity
1338
Commons category
NGC 3226
time of discovery or invention
1784-02-15
apparent magnitude
8.570
galaxy morphological type
E
right ascension
155.86252801690080
declination
19.89852286925420
redshift
0.003839
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NGC 3226 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 3227. They were both discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 February 1784. The two galaxies are one of several examples of a spiral with a dwarf elliptical companion that are listed in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. Both galaxies may be found in the constellation Leo. It is a member of the NGC 3227 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

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