NGC 3455

NGC 3455
NGC 3455 spiral galaxy taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	10h 54m 31.066s[1]
Declination	+17° 17′ 04.59″[1]
Redshift	0.003730[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1117[1]
Distance	65 million ly
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	SABb[1]
Other designations
MCG+03-28-031, Z 95-62, [M98c] 105151.6+173308, IRAS 10518+1733, PSCz Q10518+1733, Z 1051.9+1733, [T76] 25B, KPG 257b, QDOT B1051512+173306, [BEC2010] HRS 30, LEDA 32767, UGC 6028, [CHM2007] HDC 632 J105431.06+1717045, 2MASX J10543106+1717045, UZC J105431.1+171704, [CHM2007] LDC 778 J105431.06+1717045

NGC 3455 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo.^[2] It is a member of the NGC 3370 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[3]

Gallery

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  NGC 3455 by Hubble Space Telescope
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  SDSS image of NGC 3455.
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  NGC 3454 (top) and NGC 3455 (bottom) with the legacy surveys

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 3455 at Wikimedia Commons

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