NGC 3336 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydra |
Right ascension | 10h 40m 17.0s[1] |
Declination | −27° 46′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013343[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4000 km/s[1] |
Distance | 193 Mly (59.3 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.00[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBc[1] |
Size | ~135,000 ly (41.3 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9 x 1.5[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 437-36, AM 1037-273, IRAS 10379-2730, MCG -5-25-36, PGC 31754[1] |
NGC 3336 is a barred spiral galaxy[2][3] located about 190 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Hydra.[2] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835.[5][3] NGC 3336 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]
A supernova of an unknown type was discovered in NGC 3336 on December 20, 1984. It was designated as SN 1984S.[7][8][9]