Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3185  ·  NGC 3187  ·  NGC 3189  ·  NGC 3190  ·  NGC 3193
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Hickson 44 Galaxy Group, Hap Griffin
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Hickson 44 Galaxy Group

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Hickson 44 Galaxy Group

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The Hickson 44 galaxy group in the constellation of Leo. These galaxies all lie at about the same distance, 60 million light years, and are actually interacting with each other gravitationally. The major players in this group are NGC 3190 near the upper center of the image, a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge on with a strong equatorial dust lane. To its right is elliptical galaxy NGC 3193. Below center is NGC 3187, a spiral galaxy with a prominent central bar. At the upper left is NGC 3185, another spiral galaxy. On the original hi-resolution image, there are hundreds of faint much more distant galaxies littering the background.

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Hickson 44 Galaxy Group, Hap Griffin