NGC 3412
| Galaxy NGC 3412 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 50 m 53.3 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 24 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) 0 ^ 0 ^ / PAS |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.7 ′ × 2.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
M96 group Leo I group LGG 217 |
| Redshift | 0.002805 ± 0.000006 |
| Radial velocity | 841 ± 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(33 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (10.2 ± 0.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 8, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3412 • UGC 5952 • PGC 32508 • CGCG 066-038 • MCG + 02-28-016 • 2MASX J10505331 + 1324437 • GC 2229 • H I 27 • h 774 • GALEX ASC J105053.24 + 132444.1 • LDCE 778 NED011 | |
NGC 3412 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 and lies in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 33 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3377 , NGC 3391 , NGC 3419 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 8, 1784 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Spectrum .de: labeled image of the surroundings