Astronomy:NGC 3426
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
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 SDSS image of NGC 3426 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 51m 41.75169s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 28′ 50.9424″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020394[2] |
| Helio 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NGC 3426". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3426.
- ↑ "Results for object NGC 3426 (NGC 3426)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%203426&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc34.htm#3426. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links
Coordinates: 
10h 51m 41.75169s, +18° 28′ 50.9424″
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