NGC 3185 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 10h 17m 38.584s[1] |
Declination | +21° 41′ 17.82″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004060[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1217[2] |
Distance | 74.62 ± 16.07 Mly (22.879 ± 4.928 Mpc)[2] |
Group or cluster | HCG 44[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.17[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.99[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SB(r)a[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.373′ × 1.234′[4] |
Other designations | |
NGC 3185, UGC 5554, MCG+04-24-024, HCG 44c, PGC 30059 |
NGC 3185 is a spiral galaxy located 20.4 Mpc away in the Leo constellation. NGC 3185 is a member of a four-galaxy group called HCG 44. It is also a member of the NGC 3190 Group of galaxies, which 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.[5]