Galaxy NGC 3486

NGC 3486
NGC 3486: Galaxy in Leo Minor; 500 mm Cassegrain 3625 mm f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 340+60+60+60 min LRGB; Bernese Highlands; © 2015 Radek Chromik [32]

Object Description

The galaxy NGC 3486 was discovered on 11 April 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel with his homemade 18.7 inch f/12.8 reflecting telescope in Slough, England. He listed it under the designation I 87. [196, 277, 313] Es is a Seyfert 2 galaxy with an intermediate form from spiral to barred spiral (morphological type SABc) It is located at a distance of 8.4 to 13 Mpc. [145]

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 3486
Type Gx (SBc)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 11h 00m 24.0s
Declination (J2000.0) +28° 58' 32"
Diameter 7.1 × 5.2 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude 11.1 mag
Visual magnitude 10.5 mag
Surface brightness 14.3 mag·arcmin-2
Position Angle 80°
Redshift (z) 0.002272
Distance derived from z 9.60 Mpc
Metric Distance 12.230 Mpc
Dreyer Description cB, cL, R, gmbM
Identification, Remarks UGC 6079, MCG 5-26-32, CGCG 155-41

Finder Chart

The galaxy NGC 3486 is located in the constellation Leo Minor (Leo Minor). The best viewing time is October to June.

Finder Chart Galaxy NGC 3486
Galaxy NGC 3486 in constellation Leo Minor. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

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