NGC 3506
Galaxy NGC 3506 |
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NGC 3506 with SDSS J110310.15 + 110503.4 SDSS Recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 03 m 12.971 s |
declination | + 11 ° 04 ′ 36.03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
Position angle | 45 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 1142 |
Redshift | 0.021358 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 6403 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(282 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (86.4 ± 6.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 11, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3506 • UGC 6120 • PGC 33379 • CGCG 066-105 • MCG + 02-28-047 • 2MASX J11031294 + 1104363 • H III 22 • h 811 • HIPASS J1103 + 11 • NVSS J110312 + 110437 • WISEA J110312.91 + 110436.6 |
NGC 3506 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sc in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 282 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 3524 , IC 663 , IC 664 , IC 666 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ic supernova SN 2003L was observed here.
The object was discovered on March 11, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope .
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