NGC 3486

NGC 3486
NGC 3486
NGC 3486 (Hubble Space Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo Minor
Right ascension11h 00m 23.946s
Declination+28° 58′ 29.35″
Redshift+0.004113 ± 0.000003
Heliocentric radial velocity+681 km/s
Distance27.4 Mly (8.41 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.3
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c
Apparent size (V)7.1′ × 5.2′
Other designations
UGC 6079

NGC 3486 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 27.4 million light years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. It has a morphological classification of SAB(r)c, which indicates it is a weakly barred spiral with an inner ring and loosely wound arms. This is a borderline, low-luminosity Seyfert galaxy with an active nucleus. However, no radio or X-ray emission has been detected from the core, and it may only have a small supermassive black hole with less than a million times the mass of the Sun.

References

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  7. ↑ Maoz, Dan (June 2007), "Low-luminosity active galactic nuclei: are they UV faint and radio loud?", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 377 (4): 1696–1710, arXiv:astro-ph/0702292, Bibcode:2007MNRAS.377.1696M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11735.x, S2CID 17578792.