NGC 3336

NGC 3336
Image of NGC 3336 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 40m 17.0s[1]
Declination −27° 46′ 37″[1]
Redshift 0.013343[1]
Helio radial velocity 4000 km/s[1]
Distance 193 Mly (59.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Hydra Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.00[1]
Characteristics
Type SBc[1]
Size ~135,000 ly (41.3 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.9 x 1.5[1]
Other designations
ESO 437-36, AM 1037-273, IRAS 10379-2730, MCG -5-25-36, PGC 31754[1]

NGC 3336 is a barred spiral galaxy[2][3] located about 190 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Hydra.[2] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835.[5][3] NGC 3336 is a member of the Hydra Cluster.[6]

SN 1984S

A supernova of an unknown type was discovered in NGC 3336 on December 20, 1984. It was designated as SN 1984S.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3336. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. 1 2 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3336". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  3. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astonomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. ↑ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256.
  7. ↑ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  8. ↑ "1984S - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  9. ↑ "1984S | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

Coordinates: 10h 40m 17.0s, -27° 46′ 37″

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