Astronomy:NGC 3412
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Leo
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 SDSS image of NGC 3412 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 50m 53.3s[1] |
| Declination | +13° 24′ 43.7″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002885[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 864 ± 4 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 42 Mly (13 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.54[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)00[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.6′ × 2.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5952, MCG+02-28-016, PGC 32508[2] | |
NGC 3412 is a barred lenticular galaxy[1] located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 8, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Gil de Paz, Armando et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 173 (2): 185–255. doi:10.1086/516636. Bibcode: 2007ApJS..173..185G.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 3412". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3412.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc34.htm#3412. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
External links
Coordinates: 
10h 50m 53.3s, +13° 24′ 43.7″
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