NGC 3402 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydra |
Right ascension | 10h 50m 26.104s[1] |
Declination | −12° 50′ 42.26″[1] |
Redshift | 4579 km/s[2] |
Heliocentric 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 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]
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