NGC 3399
Galaxy NGC 3399 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 49 m 27.6 s |
declination | + 16 ° 13 ′ 07 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022252 ± 0.000047 |
Radial velocity | (6671 ± 14) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(294 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.2 ± 6.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | April 1, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3399 • PGC 32395 • CGCG 095-031 • MCG + 03-28-012 • 2MASX J10492761 + 1613061 • LDCE 0757 NED001 |
NGC 3399 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 294 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on April 1, 1864 .