NGC 3602

Coordinates:  11h 15m 48.322s, +17° 24′ 58.03″

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SDSS image of NGC 3602

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation| Leo
Right ascension|  11h 15m 48.322s[1]
Declination| +17° 24′ 58.03″[1]
Redshift| 0.02026[2]
Helio radial velocity| 6012 ± 51 km/s[2]
Distance| 307.3 ± 21.6 Mly (94.23 ± 6.61 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)| 15.63[3]
Characteristics
Type| SBa[3]
Other designations
MCG+03-29-017, PGC 34351[2]

NGC 3602 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on March 4, 1865 by the astronomer Albert Marth.[4]

## See also

* List of largest galaxies
* List of nearest galaxies

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Results for object NGC 3602 (NGC 3602)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC 3602&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 3602". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3602.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Search specification: NGC 3602". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC 3602. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3600 - 3649". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc36.htm#3602. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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