NGC 3313 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydra |
Right ascension | 10h 37m 25.4s[1] |
Declination | −25° 19′ 10″[1] |
Redshift | 0.012362[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3706 km/s[1] |
Distance | 55.4 Mpc (181 Mly)[1] |
Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.38[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SB(rs)ab[1] |
Size | ~39.04 kpc (127,300 ly) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.9 × 3.2[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 501-50, AM 1035-250, IRAS 10350-2503, MCG -4-25-44, PGC 31551, UGCA 213[1] |
NGC 3313 is a large barred spiral galaxy[2][3] located about 55 megaparsecs (180 million light-years) away in the constellation Hydra.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Ormond Stone in 1886[5][6] and is an outlying member of the Hydra Cluster.[7]