NGC 3190 is a spiral galaxy of about
75,000 light-years across, located around 79 million light-years
away in the constellation of Leo, while it is hurrying away from
us at roughly 1271 kilometers per second. It is the largest
member of the Hickson 44
Compact Group, a small galaxy group that also includes the
elliptical galaxy NGC 3193 and the two barred spiral galaxies
NGC 3187 and
NGC 3185.
