NGC 3301
NGC 3301 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3301:
| NGC: | NGC 3301 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 3760 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.39 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.75 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:36:56.04 |
| Declination: | 21:52:55.70 |
| Major axis: | 3.63 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 1331 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00445 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS