NGC 3338 (other designations - UGC 5826 , MCG 2-27-41 , ZWG 65.87 , PGC 31883 ) is a spiral galaxy ( Sc ) in the constellation Leo .
| NGC 3338 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | March 19, 1784 |
| Designations | NGC 3338 , UGC 5826 , MCG 2-27-41 , ZWG 65.87 , PGC 31883 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | a lion |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 5.7 '× 3.4' |
| Visible magnitude m V | 10.9 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 11.6 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | Sc |
| Angular position | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier Objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- John Kormendy, Niv Drory, Ralf Bender, and Mark E. Cornell. Bulgeless Giant Galaxies Challenge Our Picture of Galaxy Formation by Hierarchical Clustering (Eng.) // The Astrophysical Journal . - 2010. - DOI : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 723/1/54 . - arXiv : 1009.3015 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original New Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- List of publications dedicated to NGC 3338