Right ascension 10 38 45.86 Redshift 993 ± 3 km/s Type SAB(r)bc pec Magnitude 11.2 Apparent magnitude (V) 11.2 | Declination +53° 30′ 12″ Distance 42 Mly (13 Mpc) Apparent size (V) 3′.1 × 2′.4 Constellation Ursa Major | |
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Similar NGC 3079, NGC 3184, NGC 4088, NGC 3227, NGC 3949 | ||
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NGC 3310 is a grand design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a starburst galaxy and it is likely that NGC 3310 collided with one of its satellite galaxies about 100 million years ago, triggering widespread star formation. It is thought to be located approximately 46 million light-years away from the Earth, and is thought to be about 22,000 light-years wide.
The ring clusters of NGC 3310 have been undergoing starburst activity for at least the last 40 million years.
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