Coordinates: Sky map 10h 18m 36.5578s, −17° 58′ 56.973″

NGC 3200

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NGC 3200
NGC 3200 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydra
Right ascension10h 18m 36.5578s
Declination−17° 58′ 56.973″
Apparent magnitude (B)12.92
Surface brightness23.48 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
TypeSAc
Other designations
ESO 567- G 045, UGCA 210, MCG -03-26-037, PGC 30108

NGC 3200 is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 3,877 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 57.2 ± 4.0 Mpc (~187 million ly). NGC 3200 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden in 1882.[1]

The luminosity class of NGC 3200 is III and it exhibits a broad HI line.[2]

To date, 21 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 43.086 ± 12.631 Mpc (~141 million ly) which is within the Hubble distance values.[3] Note, however, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy using the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, and that consequently the diameter of NGC 3200 could be about 116.4 kpc (~380,000 ly ) if the Hubble distance were used to calculate it.[4]

Supernovae

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 3200: SN 1953D (type unknown, mag. 19.5) was discovered by Chai on 8 March 1953.[5][6]

See also

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References

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