Galaxy NGC 3486

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 [32]

Object Description

The galaxy NGC 3486 was discovered on 11 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, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 3486
Type Gx (SBc)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 11h 00m 24.0s
Declination (J2000.0) +28° 58' 32"
Diameter 7.1 × 5.2 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude 11.1 mag
Visual magnitude 10.5 mag
Surface brightness 14.3 mag·arcmin-2
Position Angle 80°
Redshift (z) 0.002272
Distance derived from z 9.60 Mpc
Metric Distance 12.230 Mpc
Dreyer Description cB, cL, R, gmbM
Identification, Remarks WH I 87; h 805; GC 2274; UGC 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 July.

Leo Minor: Galaxy NGC 3486
Finder Chart Galaxy NGC 3486
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Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. Times are shown for timezone UTC, Latitude 46.7996°, Longitude 8.23225°, Horizon height 5°, Date 2025-03-25. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 20°

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