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NGC 3190

Coordinates:Sky map10h18m05.6s,+21° 49′ 58″
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NGC3190
NGC 3190
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10h18m05.6s[1]
Declination+21° 49′ 58″[1]
Redshift0.004240[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1271 ± 14km/s[1]
Distance79 ± 7 Mly
(24.2 ± 2 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude(V)11.1
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)0[1]
Apparent size(V)4.4× 1.5[1]
Other designations
PGC30083[1]

NGC 3190is aspiral galaxywith tightly wound arms and lying in theconstellationLeo.It was discovered byWilliam Herschelin 1784. NGC 3190 is member ofHickson 44galaxy group, estimated at around 80 million light years away,[2]and consisting of four galaxies in a tight group -NGC 3193is fairly featureless,NGC 3187is a dim but striking spiral galaxy andNGC 3185has a barred spiral structure with an outer ring. It is also a member of theNGC 3190 Groupof galaxies, which is a member of theLeo II Groups,a series of galaxies andgalaxy clustersstrung out from the right edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[3]

In 2002 two supernovae were observed in the galaxy. A Brazilian amateur astronomer Paulo Cacella detected one supernova in the southeastern part in March 2002 (SN 2002bo), and then an Italian team, while studying the first one, detected a second supernova (SN 2002cv) on the other side two months later.[4][5]

In 2012Apple Incused a blue tinted image of NGC 3190 as their desktop image for their release ofOS X Mountain Lion.

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References

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  1. ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 3190.Retrieved2006-11-18.
  2. ^ab"Distance Results for NGC 3190".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.Retrieved2010-05-11.
  3. ^"The Leo III Groups".Atlas of the Universe.Archivedfrom the original on July 22, 2012.Retrieved2010-11-27.
  4. ^Cain, Fraser (16 May 2006)."Twin Supernovae in NGC 3190".Universe Today.Retrieved4 May2010.
  5. ^ESO: Twin Explosions In Gigantic Dusty Potato CrispArchived2008-10-02 at theWayback Machine,European Southern Observatory,May 11, 2006
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