NGC 3316 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 26, 1835. NGC 3316 is a member of the Hydra Cluster, and appears to have a small companion galaxy known as HCC 15.
Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra
NGC 3316
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- Constellation
- Hydra
- Right ascension
- 10h 37m 37.3s
- Declination
- −27° 35′ 39″
- Redshift
- 0.013142
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3940 km/s
- Distance
- 191 Mly (58.5 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Hydra Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 13.64
- Type
- SB(rs)0^0
- Size
- ~79,700 ly (24.43 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.3 x 1.1
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