| NGC 3402 | |
|---|---|
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 3402/NGC 3411 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 50m 26.104s |
| Declination | −12° 50′ 42.26″ |
| Redshift | 4579 km/s |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 0.015274 |
| Distance | 305.42 ± 88.60 Mly (93.643 ± 27.165 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.74 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −23.05 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cD |
| Size | 194,400 ly (59,610 pc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1′ × 2.1′ |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3411, MCG -02-28-012, PGC 32479 | |
NGC 3402, also known as NGC 3411, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hydra. The object was discovered on March 25, 1786 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. NGC 3402 is the largest galaxy in the eponymous NGC 3402 cluster.