NGC 3402

NGC 3402
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 50m 26.104s[1]
Declination −12° 50′ 42.26″[1]
Redshift 4579 km/s[2]
Helio radial velocity 0.015274[2]
Distance 305.42 ± 88.60 Mly (93.643 ± 27.165 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.74[2]
Absolute magnitude (V) −23.05
Characteristics
Type cD[2]
Size 194,400 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 a 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ RC3 D0 (blue) values used.

See also

Reference

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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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