| NGC 3426 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 3426 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10 51 41.75169 |
| Declination | +18° 28′ 50.9424″ |
| Redshift | 0.020394 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6052 ± 8 km/s |
| Distance | 310.5 ± 21.9 Mly (95.19 ± 6.70 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5975, MCG +03-28-020, PGC 32577 | |
NGC 3426 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 23, 1887, by the astronomer Lewis A. Swift.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3426: SN 2019ape (type Ic, mag. 18.6).
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
Media related to NGC 3426 at Wikimedia Commons
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