NGC 3307

NGC 3307 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 185 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 22, 1836[4][5] and is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

NGC 3307
Image of NGC 3307 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	10^h 36^m 17.2^s[1]
Declination	−27° 31′ 47″[1]
Redshift	0.012612[1]
Helio radial velocity	3781 km/s[1]
Distance	184 Mly (56.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.49[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)0/a pec?[1]
Size	~55,800 ly (17.11 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-31, MCG -4-25-29, PGC 31430[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3307. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3307". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
4. Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
6. Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.

External links

• NGC 3307 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images