NGC 3426
Appearance
NGC 3426 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 10h 51m 41.75169s[1] |
Declination | +18° 28′ 50.9424″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020394[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6052 ± 8 km/s[2] |
Distance | 310.5 ± 21.9 Mly (95.19 ± 6.70 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.9[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 5975, MCG +03-28-020, PGC 32577[2] |
NGC 3426 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 23, 1887, by the astronomer Lewis A. Swift.[4]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3426: SN 2019ape (type Ic, mag. 18.6).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 3426". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Results for object NGC 3426 (NGC 3426)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "SN 2019ape". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 3426 at Wikimedia Commons