NGC 3464

NGC 3464 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra, discovered 14 January 1886 by Ormond Stone.

NGC 3464
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 54m 40s[1]
Declination−21° 04′ 00″[1]
Redshift0.012462[1]
Distance167.3 ± 13.3 Mly
(51.3 ± 4.1 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[1]
Apparent size (V)2.6' × 1.7'[1]
Other designations
PGC 32778.[1]

Supernovae

Two supernovae were observed in NGC 3464 in 2002. SN 2002J, a Type Ic supernova, was detected 21 January, and SN 2002hy, a Type Ib supernova, was detected 12 November.[2] A Type Ia supernova, SN 2015H, was first observed 10 February 2015.[2]

References
  1. "NED results for object NGC 3464". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 3464 at Wikimedia Commons


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