NGC 3402

NGC 3402
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 3402/NGC 3411
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 50m 26.104s[1]
Declination−12° 50′ 42.26″[1]
Redshift4579 km/s[2]
Heliocentric 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]

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]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ RC3 D0 (blue) values used.

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "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.