| NGC 3362 | |
|---|---|
 The intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 3362 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h 44m 51.7366s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 35′ 48.595″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027746[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8318 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 417.4 ± 29.3 Mly (127.97 ± 8.97 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABc[1] |
| Size | ~137,100 ly (42.03 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J10445172+0635488,UGC 5857,MCG +01-28-005,PGC 32078,CGCG 038-007[1] | |
NGC 3362 is aintermediate spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofLeo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 8676 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 127.97 ± 8.97Mpc (~417 millionlight-years).[1] However, threenon redshift measurements give a distance of 95.8 ± 3.984 Mpc (~312 million light-years).[2] The galaxy was discovered by German astronomerAlbert Marth on 22 March 1865.[3]
TheSIMBAD database lists NGC 3362 as aSeyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has aquasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[4]
The galaxies NGC 3362 and UGC 5892 are in the same region of thecelestial sphere and about the same distance from theMilky Way. According to Abraham Mahtessian, they form a pair of galaxies.[5]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 3362:
According to the authors of a paper published in 2002, the mass of the centralblack hole of NGC 3362 is 5.89 x 10^6M☉.[11]
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