NGC 3200
Large galaxy in the constellation Hydra
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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.[2]
| NGC 3200 | |
|---|---|
NGC 3200 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 18m 36.5578s |
| Declination | −17° 58′ 56.973″ |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.92 |
| Surface brightness | 23.48 mag/arcsec2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c[1] |
| Size | 87.73 kpc (286,000 ly) (diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec2 B-band isophote)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 567- G 045, UGCA 210, MCG -03-26-037, PGC 30108 | |
The luminosity class of NGC 3200 is III and it exhibits a broad HI line.[3]
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.[4] 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 87.83 kpc (~286,000 ly) if the Hubble distance were used to calculate it.[5]