NGC 3305 is an elliptical galaxy located about 190 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Hydra.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835.[4][5] NGC 3305 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]
| NGC 3305 | |
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DSS image of NGC 3305 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 36m 11.7s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 09′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013099[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3927 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 190 Mly (58.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Hydra Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.77[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Size | ~70,900 ly (21.74 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 501-30, MCG -4-25-31, PGC 31421[1] | |
New General Catalogue 3000 to 3499 | |
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