| NGC3344 / Galaxy, type (R)SAB(r)bc I-II |
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| R.A. | 10h 43m 30.8s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +24° 55' 25" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 7.0×6.5' |
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| Radial Velocity | +575km/s |
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| Magnitude | 10.7 |
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| Distance | 20 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | - |
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| Other IDs | UGC5840, MCG4-25-46
CGCG124-60, PGC31968 |
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The northern neighbor of Leo; the Leo Minor, a spiral galaxy of NGC3344 is lying about southern edge of this minor constellation.
The galaxy has a diameter of about 7 arc minutes, and being face-on galaxy.
You can see in this picture several arms coiled up somewhat denser, but maybe you cannot distinguish those structures, looks like a simple elliptic galaxy through a medium-sized telescope.
The galaxy of NGC3344 has a visual brightness of about 10.7, one of largest galaxies contained in Leo Minor.
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