NGC 3312
NGC 3312 is a large and highly inclined spiral galaxy located about 194 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 26, 1835. It was later rediscovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on February 26, 1887. NGC 3312 was later listed and equated with IC 629 because the two objects share essentially the same celestial coordinates. NGC 3312 is the largest spiral galaxy in the Hydra Cluster and is also classified as a LINER galaxy.
| NGC 3312 | |
|---|---|
legacy surveys image of NGC 3312 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 37m 02.5s |
| Declination | −27° 33′ 54″ |
| Redshift | 0.009627 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2886 km/s |
| Distance | 194 Mly (59.4 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.68 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)b pec?, Jellyfish, LINER |
| Size | ~52 kpc (170,000 ly) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.3 x 1.3 |
| Other designations | |
| IC 629, ESO 501-43, AM 1034-271, IRAS 10346-2718, MCG -4-25-39, PGC 31513 | |
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