Astronomy:NGC 3185

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 17m 38.584s, +21° 41′ 17.82″

NGC 3185
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NGC 3185, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 10h 17m 38.584s[1]
Declination+21° 41′ 17.82″[1]
Redshift0.004060[2]
Helio radial velocity1217[2]
Distance74.62 ± 16.07 Mly (22.879 ± 4.928 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterHCG 44[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.17[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.99[4]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB(r)a[2]
Apparent size (V)2.373 × 1.234[4]
Other designations
NGC 3185, UGC 5554, MCG+04-24-024, HCG 44c, PGC 30059

NGC 3185 is a spiral galaxy located 20.4 Mpc away in the Leo constellation. NGC 3185 is a member of a four-galaxy group called HCG 44. It is also a member of the NGC 3190 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.[5]

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