NGC 3403
| Galaxy NGC 3403 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 53 m 54.8 s |
| declination | + 73 ° 41 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 73 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.004210 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | (1262 ± 11) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 3, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3403 • PGC 32719 • CGCG 333-062 / 334-004 • MCG + 12-10-089 • IRAS 10502 + 7357 • 2MASX J10535485 + 7341253 • GC 2221 • H II 335 • h 767 • LDCE 0751 NED003 | |
NGC 3403 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Draco. It is an estimated 62 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 3, 1785 .