| NGC 3426 | |
|---|---|
|  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] | 
| Heliocentric 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 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
External links
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