NGC 3315
NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3315:
| NGC: | NGC 3315 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:37:19.23 |
| Declination: | -27:11:32.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 119° |
| Radial velocity: | 3768 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01265 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS