Astronomy:NGC 3346
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| NGC 3346 | |
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 43m 38s |
| Declination | +14° 52′ 18″[1] |
| Distance | 53,000,000 LY |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.64' x 2.2' |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 10410+1507, LEDA 31982, UGC 5842 | |
NGC 3346 is a barred spiral galaxy in Leo. It is classified as a type SAc galaxy.[2] It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It is estimated to be 16.67 kiloparsecs in diameter.[3]
NGC 3346 is part of the NGC 3338 Group. This group also contains NGC 3338, NGC 3389, UGC 5832, and MRK 1263.
References
- ↑ "NGC 3346". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3346&submit=SIMBAD+search.
- ↑ "NGC 3346 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc3346-object.
- ↑ https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+3346&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1
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