| NGC 3602 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 3602 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 15m 48.322s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 24′ 58.03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02026[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6012 ± 51 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 307.3 ± 21.6 Mly (94.23 ± 6.61 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.63[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBa[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +03-29-017,PGC 34351[2] | |
NGC 3602 is abarred spiral galaxy[3] in theconstellationLeo. It was discovered on March 4, 1865 by the astronomerAlbert Marth.[4]
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