NGC 3198 Galaxy
One of the most important galaxies used in studies of dark matter because its rotation curve provided strong evidence that large amounts of unseen mass exist beyond its visible disk.
Two recorded supernovae have been observed in this galaxy: SN 1966J and SN 1999bw.
Coordinates
Right Ascension: 10h 19m 55s
Declination: +45° 33′ 00″
Magnitude: 10.3 (requires a telescope to see well)
About 89,000–116,000 light-years across, roughly comparable to the Milky Way.
276 quintillion miles away from Earth
(276,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles).
(47 million light-years from Earth)
NGC 3198 Galaxy
One of the most important galaxies used in studies of dark matter because its rotation curve provided strong evidence that large amounts of unseen mass exist beyond its visible disk.
Two recorded supernovae have been observed in this galaxy: SN 1966J and SN 1999bw.
Coordinates
Right Ascension: 10h 19m 55s
Declination: +45° 33′ 00″
Magnitude: 10.3 (requires a telescope to see well)
About 89,000–116,000 light-years across, roughly comparable to the Milky Way.
276 quintillion miles away from Earth
(276,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles).
(47 million light-years from Earth)