NGC 3301, also known as NGC 3760, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude in the V-band is 11.1. It was first observed on March 12, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel. It is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo
NGC 3301
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- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 10h 36m 56.030s
- Declination
- +21° 52′ 55.80″
- Redshift
- 0.004450
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1331 km/s
- Distance
- 74 Mly (22.8 Mpc)
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 11.09
- Apparent magnitude (B)
- 12.2
- Absolute magnitude (V)
- −20.9
- Type
- (R')SB(rs)0/a
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