NGC 3185 explained

NGC 3185
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Leo
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.004060^[2]
H Radial V:	1217
Dist Ly:	22.879+/-
Group Cluster:	HCG 44^[3]
Type:	(R)SB(r)a
Appmag V:	12.17^[4]
Appmag B:	12.99
Size V:	2.373 × 1.234
Names:	NGC 3185, UGC 5554, MCG+04-24-024, HCG 44c, PGC 30059

NGC 3185 is a spiral galaxy located 20.4 Mpc away in the Leo constellation. NGC 3185 is a member of a four-galaxy group called HCG 44. It is also a member of the NGC 3190 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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NED Results for NGC 3185. 2 September 2016.
3. Web site: Stalking our celebrity neighbours. www.spacetelescope.org. 2013. 9 February 2017.
4. NGC 3185. 9 February 2017.
5. Web site: The Leo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 . July 22, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120722223749/http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/leoii.html . live .