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EntityQ930908· pop 35· linked from 456 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
10 47 42.4
Declination
+13 ° 59 ′ 08 ″
Redshift
0.002218 ± 0.000008
Distance
11.2 Mpc
Type
E5
Apparent size v
5′.2 × 3′.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 3377 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo. It is a member of the M96 Group and is about 26 Mly away, with a diameter of approximately 40 000 ly. The supermassive black hole at the core of NGC 3377 has a mass of 8.0+0.5 −0.6×10 M☉. A very faint companion galaxy, NGC 3377A is 7.1' NW.

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