| NGC3377 / Galaxy, type E5-6 |
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| R.A. | 10h 47m 42.3s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +13° 59' 08" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 5.2×2.9' |
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| Radial Velocity | +692km/s |
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| Magnitude | 11.2 |
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| Distance | 25 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | Leo I Group |
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| Other IDs | UGC 5899, CGCG 66-16
MCG +2-28-9, PGC 32249 |
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In central region of Leo, a small elliptic galaxy of NGC3377 has been positioned at 2 degrees north of M105.
The galaxy belongs to the Leo I galaxy cluster, is floating at 25 millions light years away.
It looks a fairly elongated elliptic without clear structures.
And this image has captured a companion galaxy of NGC3377A at 7 arc minutes northwest of NGC3377,
the companion has a size of about 2 arc minutes and a brightness of 15th magnitude.
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