NGC 3274

NGC 3274 is a relatively faint spiral galaxy discovered by Wilhelm Herschel in 1783, and is located over 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo.^[4]

ConstellationLeo

Right ascension10^h 32^m 17.281^s[1]

Declination+27° 40′ 07.59″^[1]

Redshift0.001791^[2]

Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

NGC 3274
NGC 3274, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	10h 32m 17.281s[1]
Declination	+27° 40′ 07.59″[1]
Redshift	0.001791[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	537[2]
Distance	42.82 ± 27.52 Mly (13.129 ± 8.438 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.32[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−17.88[2]
Characteristics
Type	SABm[3]
Size	27,300 kly (8,360 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	2.188′ × ?′
Other designations
UGC 5721, MCG+05-25-020, PGC 31122

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