Galaxy 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

Object Description

The galaxy NGC 3486 was discovered on 11th 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, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
DesignationNGC 3486
TypeGx (SBc)
Right Ascension (J2000.0)11h 00m 24.0s
Declination (J2000.0)+28° 58' 32"
Diameter7.1 × 5.2 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude11.1 mag
Visual magnitude10.5 mag
Surface brightness14.3 mag·arcmin-2
Position Angle80°
Redshift0.002272
Distance derived from z9.60 Mpc
Metric Distance12.230 Mpc
Dreyer DescriptioncB, cL, R, gmbM
Identification, RemarksUGC 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]

Visual Observation

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