Astronomy:NGC 3353

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major


NGC 3353
NGC 3353 HARO 3 hst 05479 7 606.png
Object typeGalaxy
Other designationsMrk 35, UGC 05860, HARO 03, SBS 1042+562, PGC 32103, MCG 9-18-22, IRAS 10422+5613, CGCG 267-9, ZWG 267.9
Observation data
(Epoch J2000.0)
ConstellationUrsa Major
10h45m
Declination+55°57'
-18.53

NGC 3353 (also designated as Mrk 35, UGC 05860, CGCG 267-9, HARO 03, ZWG 267.9 and etc[1][2]) is a type intermediate spiral (SABb) galaxy located 62.9 million light years away from earth in the constellation of Ursa Major.[3] NGC 3353 was discovered on March 18, 1790, by William Herschel,[4] a German born British astronomer.[5]

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