NGC 3344是一個相對孤立的旋渦星系，位於小獅座，距離地球2,250萬光年[4]。NGC 3344屬於獅子座群，是室女座超星系團的一個分支[7]。
NGC 3344形態學分類為（R）SAB（r）bc[6]，表明它是一個擁有中等、鬆散螺旋臂的螺旋星系[8]。NGC 3344中心是一個角直徑約3分的HII核[9]。
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- ^5.05.15.2NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 3344. [2007-05-15]. （原始内容存档于2011-05-14）.
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