NGC 3402

NGC 3402,[2][4] also known as NGC 3411, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hydra. The object was discovered on March 25, 1786 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[5] NGC 3402 is the largest galaxy in the eponymous NGC 3402 cluster.[6]

NGC 3402
PanSTARRS image of NGC 3402.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 50m 26.104s[1]
Declination−12° 50 42.26[1]
Redshift4579 km/s[2]
Helio radial velocity0.015274[2]
Distance305.42 ± 88.60 Mly (93.643 ± 27.165 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.74[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)−23.05
Characteristics
TypecD[2]
Size194,400 ly (59,610 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)2.1′ × 2.1′[2]
Other designations
NGC 3411, MCG-02-28-012, PGC 32479[3]

See also

Notes

  1. RC3 D0 (blue) values used.

References

  1. Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 3402". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "NGC 3402". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 3402". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3400 - 3449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "NAME NGC 3402 Group". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.


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