NGC 3443

NGC 3443
NGC 3443 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension10h 53m 00.1481s
Declination+17° 34′ 26.497″
Redshift0.003776
Heliocentric radial velocity1132 ± 1 km/s
Distance70.6 ± 5.1 Mly (21.66 ± 1.56 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1
Characteristics
TypeSAd
Size~68,000 ly (20.8 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)2.8′ × 1.4′
Other designations
2MASX J10530011+1734250, UGC 6000, MCG +03-28-025, PGC 32671, CGCG 095-056

NGC 3443 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1468 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 21.66 ± 1.56 Mpc (~70.6 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on April 24, 1887.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3443: SN 2024ehs (Type II, mag. 18.098) was discovered by ATLAS on March 15, 2024.

NGC 3370 Group

According to A.M. Garcia, the galaxy NGC 3443 is a member of the NGC 3370 group (also known as LGG 219) that includes NGC 3370, NGC 3454 [fr], NGC 3455, and UGC 5945 [d].

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 3443". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 3443". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ "SN 2024ehs". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.