NGC 3285 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. NGC 3285 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.
Galaxy in the constellation Hydra
NGC 3285
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- Constellation
- Hydra
- Right ascension
- 10h 33m 35.8s
- Declination
- −27° 27′ 16″
- Redshift
- 0.011268
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3378 km/s
- Distance
- 200 Mly (61.3 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Hydra Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 13.05
- Type
- SB(s)a pec
- Size
- ~171,100 ly (52.46 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 2.6 x 1.5
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