NGC 3305 (also ESO 501-30, MCG -4-25-31 and PGC 31421) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 180 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 24th March 1835.
Right Ascension 10h 36m 11.7s, Declination -27° 09' 44"
