Cosmos NGC 3614

NGC 3614 is the name of a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SAB (r) c in the constellation Great Bear. It is an estimated 106 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 145,000 ly. It forms an optical duo with the galaxy PGC 34562. The object was discovered on February 5, 1788 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7 -inch mirror telescope.

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