NGC 3200
Large galaxy in the constellation Hydra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Large galaxy in the constellation Hydra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 3200 is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 3,877 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 57.2 ± 4.0 Mpc (~187 million ly). NGC 3200 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden in 1882.[1]
NGC 3200 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydra |
Right ascension | 10h 18m 37s |
Declination | −17° 58′ 57″ |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.92 |
Surface brightness | 23.48 mag/arcsec2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAc |
Other designations | |
PGC 30108,
UGCA 210, MCG -3-26-37, ESO 567-45 |
The luminosity class of NGC 3200 is III and it exhibits a broad HI line.[2]
To date, 21 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 43.086 ± 12.631 Mpc (~141 million ly) which is within the Hubble distance values.[3] Note, however, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy using the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, and that consequently the diameter of NGC 3200 could be about 116.4 kpc (~380,000 ly ) if the Hubble distance were used to calculate it.[4]
Supernova SN 2009jy was discovered in NGC 3200 on March 8, 2009 by a man named Chai. The type of this supernova has not been determined.[5]
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