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Galaxy in the constellation Hydra

NGC 3336

NGC 3336
All data from the card 11
Constellation
Hydra
Right ascension
10h 40m 17.0s
Declination
−27° 46′ 37″
Redshift
0.013343
Heliocentric radial velocity
4000 km/s
Distance
193 Mly (59.3 Mpc)
Group or cluster
Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.00
Type
SBc
Size
~135,000 ly (41.3 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
1.9 x 1.5

NGC 3336 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. NGC 3336 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3336: SN 1984S (type unknown, mag. 16.8) was discovered by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild on 23 December 1984.

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