NGC 3426

Summary

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]

NGC 3426
SDSS image of NGC 3426
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10h 51m 41.75169s[1]
Declination+18° 28′ 50.9424″[1]
Redshift0.020394[2]
Heliocentric 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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 3426". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "Results for object NGC 3426 (NGC 3426)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

External links edit

  •   Media related to NGC 3426 at Wikimedia Commons