| NGC 3190 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3190 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 18m 05.6341s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 49′ 56.011″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004370[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1310 ± 4km/s[1] |
| Distance | 79 ± 7 Mly (24.2 ± 2 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)0−[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.4′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 175A, HCG 044A,IRAS 10153+2204,Arp 316,UGC 5559,MCG +04-24-026,PGC 30083,CGCG 123-037,VV 307a[1] | |
NGC 3190 is aspiral galaxy with tightly wound arms and lying in theconstellationLeo. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel in 1784. NGC 3190 is member ofHickson 44 galaxy group, estimated at around 80 million light years away,[2] and consisting of four galaxies in a tight group -NGC 3193 is fairly featureless,NGC 3187 is a dim but striking spiral galaxy andNGC 3185 has a barred spiral structure with an outer ring. It is also a member of theNGC 3190 Group of galaxies, which is a member of theLeo II Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[3]
In 2012Apple Inc used a blue tinted image of NGC 3190 as their desktop image for their release ofOS X Mountain Lion.
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 3190:
