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Galaxy in the constellation Leo

NGC 3535

NGC 3535
All data from the card 10
Constellation
Leo
Right ascension
11h 08m 33.9105s
Declination
+04° 49′ 54.781″
Redshift
0.023103
Heliocentric radial velocity
6926 ± 2 km/s
Distance
350.7 ± 24.6 Mly (107.51 ± 7.54 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.5
Type
SA(s)a pec?
Size
~162,300 ly (49.77 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
1.7′ × 0.8′


NGC 3535 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,289±25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 350.7 ± 24.6 Mly (107.51 ± 7.54 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 18 April 1784.

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 3535 is a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3535: SN 2023hrn (Type Ia, mag. 18.4) was discovered by ATLAS on 8 May 2023.

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