NGC 3388
| Galaxy NGC 3388 / NGC 3425 |
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![NGC 3388 with LEDA 213743 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3425_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3388 with LEDA 213743 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 51 m 25.5 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 34 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 '× 1.0' |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1142 |
| Redshift | 0.022105 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 6627 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(291 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (89.3 ± 6.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel Andrew A. Common |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1784 1880 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3388 • 3425 • UGC 5967 • PGC 32555 • CGCG 066-044 • MCG + 02-28-021 • 2MASX J10512551 + 0834014 • GC 2237 • H III 108 • GALEX ASC J105125.59 + 083402.4 • LDCE 758 NED001 | |
NGC 3388 = NGC 3425 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo in the northern sky . It is an estimated 291 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3417 , NGC 3427 , NGC 3436 , NGC 3439 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2009al was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 17, 1784 and rediscovered by Andrew Ainslie Common in 1880 .