Astronomy:NGC 3426

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Leo
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NGC3426 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 3426
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension 10h 51m 41.75169s[1]
Declination+18° 28′ 50.9424″[1]
Redshift0.020394[2]
Helio radial velocity6052 ± 8 km/s[2]
Distance310.5 ± 21.9 Mly (95.19 ± 6.70 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.9[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ "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. 
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc34.htm#3426. Retrieved 2021-05-31. 

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 51m 41.75169s, +18° 28′ 50.9424″




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