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NGC 3602

Coordinates:Sky map11h15m48.322s,+17° 24′ 58.03″
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NGC 3602
SDSSimage of NGC 3602
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h15m48.322s[1]
Declination+17° 24′ 58.03″[1]
Redshift0.02026[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity6012 ± 51 km/s[2]
Distance307.3 ± 21.6Mly(94.23 ± 6.61Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude(B)15.63[3]
Characteristics
TypeSBa[3]
Other designations
MCG+03-29-017,PGC34351[2]

NGC 3602is abarred spiral galaxy[3]in theconstellationLeo.It was discovered on March 4, 1865 by the astronomerAlbert Marth.[4]

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References

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  1. ^abc"Results for object NGC 3602 (NGC 3602)".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.California Institute of Technology.Retrieved2021-07-04.
  2. ^abc"NGC 3602".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2021-07-04.
  3. ^abc"Search specification: NGC 3602".HyperLeda.Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1.Retrieved2021-07-04.
  4. ^Seligman, Courtney."New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649".cseligman.com.Retrieved2021-07-04.
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