NGC 3462

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Galaxy
NGC 3462
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NGC 3462 [1] SDSS image
NGC 3462 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 55 m 21.057 s
declination + 07 ° 41 ′ 48.31 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 ′ × 1.2 ′
Position angle 60 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.021488 ± 0.000140  
Radial velocity 6442 ± 42 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(283 ± 20)  x  10 6  ly
(86.7 ± 6.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date January 23, 1784
Catalog names
NGC  3462 • UGC  6034 • PGC  32822 • CGCG  038-049 • MCG  + 01-28-019 • 2MASX  J10552108 + 0741482 • GC  2258 • H  II 16 • h  794 • GALEX ASC J105521.15 + 074149.2 • LDCE 758 NED005

NGC 3462 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 and the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 283 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 145,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3436 , NGC 3441 , IC 658 .

The Type Ia supernova SN 2012cy was observed here.

The object was discovered by William Herschel on January 23, 1784 .

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 3462
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman