NGC 3197 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, three non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 2 April 1801.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 3197: SN 2005kx (TypeII, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Tim Puckett and J. Tigner on 26 November 2005. SN 2022xqp (TypeIa, mag. 19.7221) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 14 October 2022.
See also List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
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