NGC 3266 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 3 April 1791.
NGC 3266 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
Pair of galaxies According to a study by Abraham Mahtessian in 1988, NGC 3266 and NGC 3259 form a pair of galaxies.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 3266: SN 1950M (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Deutsch on 19 March 1950.
See also List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
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