Astronomy:NGC 3535

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NGC 3535
NGC 3535 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 11h 08m 33.9105s[1]
Declination+04° 49′ 54.781″[1]
Redshift0.023103[1]
Helio radial velocity6926 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance350.7 ± 24.6 Mly (107.51 ± 7.54 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)a pec?[1]
Size~162,300 ly (49.77 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7′ × 0.8′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 11059+0505, UGC 6189, MCG+01-29-004, PGC 33760[1]

NGC 3535 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7289 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 107.51 ± 7.54 Mpc (~351 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 18 April 1784.

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 3535 is a radio galaxy.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3535: SN 2023hrn (Type Ia, mag. 18.4) was discovered by ATLAS on 8 May 2023.[3]

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