NGC 3315

NGC 3315 is a lenticular galaxy located about 185 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Hydra.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer Edward Austin on March 24,^[4] 1870.^[4][5] It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.^[6]

NGC 3315
legacy surveys image of NGC 3315
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydra
Right ascension	10h 37m 19.2s[1]
Declination	−27° 11′ 32″[1]
Redshift	0.012655[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3794 km/s[1]
Distance	184 Mly (56.5 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.42[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0^-?[1]
Size	106,400 ly (32.61 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
ESO 501-48, ESO 501-G048, MCG -4-25-42, PGC 31540[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
• NGC 3305