Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3179  ·  NGC 3181  ·  NGC 3184
NGC 3184 Spiral Galaxy, Jerry Macon
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NGC 3184 Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3184 Spiral Galaxy, Jerry Macon
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NGC 3184 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 3184 is a spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has two HII regions named NGC 3180 and NGC 3181.

NGC 3184 houses a high abundance of heavy elements and (SN 1999gi) that was a magnitude 14 Type II supernova detected on December 9, 1999. Other supernovae in NGC 3184 include 1921B (mag 13.5), 1921C (mag 11) and 1937F (mag 13.5)

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NGC 3184 Spiral Galaxy, Jerry Macon

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