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]
| NGC 3336 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 3336 by legacy surveys. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 40m 17.0s[1] |
| Declination | −27° 46′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013343[1] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3336. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3336". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 3001-3999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Richter, O.-G. (February 1989). "The Hydra I cluster of galaxies. V - A catalogue of galaxies in the cluster area". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 77: 237–256. Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.
- ^ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ "1984S - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ "1984S | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
External links
edit- NGC 3336 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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