NGC 3190 galaxy group

You’ll find this grouping of galaxies 2° north-northwest of the 2nd-magnitude star Algieba (Gamma [γ] Leonis). It carries a couple of common names. One is the Gamma Leonis Group because of its nearness to Algieba. The other is Hickson 44, the brightest group in Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson’s catalog of 100 compact galaxy groups. HicksonContinue reading “NGC 3190 galaxy group”
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