NGC 3377

NGC 3377 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo. It is a member of the M96 Group and is about 26 Mly away, with a diameter of approximately 40 000 ly.^[4] The supermassive black hole at the core of NGC 3377 has a mass of 8.0+0.5
−0.6×10⁷ M_☉.^[2] A very faint companion galaxy, NGC 3377A is 7.1' NW.^[4]

ConstellationLeo

Right ascension10^h 47^m 42.4^s

Declination+13° 59′ 08″

Redshift0.002218 ± 0.000008 ^[1]

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NGC 3377
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3377
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	10h 47m 42.4s
Declination	+13° 59′ 08″
Redshift	0.002218 ± 0.000008 [1]
Distance	11.2[2] Mpc
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.2[3]
Characteristics
Type	E5[1]
Apparent size (V)	5′.2 × 3′.0[4]
Other designations
UGC 5899, PGC 32249[1]

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