NGC 3191
| NGC 3191 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 3191 (center) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 19m 05.1s |
| Declination | 46° 27′ 15″ |
| Redshift | 9182 ± 4 km/s |
| Distance | 411 Mly (126 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)bc pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8′ × 0.6′ |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3192, UGC 5565, MCG +08-19-018, PGC 30136 | |
NGC 3191 (also known as NGC 3192) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on 5 February 1788 by William Herschel. It is located at a distance of about 400 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3191 is about 115,000 light years across.
The galaxy has been distorted and interacts with a companion about 0.5 arcminutes to the west, a galaxy identified as KUG 1015+467. An extremely blue tidal bridge lies between them. It was discovered by Gaia on 23 May 2017.