NGC 3444

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Galaxy
NGC 3444
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NGC 3444 with LEDA 213751 (r) [1]
NGC 3444 with LEDA 213751 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 52 m 59.4 s
declination + 10 ° 12 ′ 38 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sbc  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 '× 0.1'
Position angle 19 °
Surface brightness 12.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.031345 ± 0.000009  
Radial velocity 9397 ± 3 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(415 ± 29)  x  10 6  ly
(127.3 ± 8.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date March 25, 1865
Catalog names
NGC  3444 • UGC  6004 • PGC  32670 • CGCG  066-055 • 2MASX  J10525942 + 1012387 • GALEX ASC J105259.45 + 101237.1 • USGC U336 NED09 • NSA 124765

NGC 3444 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sbc and Leo constellation on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 415 million light years from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3428 , NGC 3433 , NGC 3438 , NGC 3466 .

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 25, 1865 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 3444
  4. Seligman